The growing interest in a 32-hour workweek in the U.S.—as well as around the world—is leading some employers to put their own spin on how they offer workplace flexibility.
One example is the Washington, D.C.-based National League for Nursing (NLN), which offers its 42 employees a 32-hour workweek with the option of working four days including one telework day or five days including two telework days. Under either policy, employees are expected to be in the office three days a week.
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Implementation
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Pilot Program Results
Towards the end of 2022, headlines began popping up trumpeting the arrival, at long last, of a new way of working. Business Insider's, for example, read: "New Research May Have Just Paved the Way for the 4-Day Week." The research in question was the first large-scale, independent pilot programs to test the impact of reducing the workweek to roughly 32 hours, without any reduction in pay.
Conducted by the non-profit organization 4 Day Week Global (4WDG), the two pilots were based on six-month trials that included 33 companies and a total of 903 employees, primarily in the U.S. and Ireland. They confirmed a thesis that has been gathering steam for a while: a shorter work week is better for both employees and employers.
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