Tag: 4-day work week

Best Practices for Managing Employees Working Four-Day Work Weeks

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor, HR Daily Advisor Mar 12, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 12, 2025

While four-day workweeks have been around as a work model for some time, and other countries have embraced the model, it’s seen slower adoption in the U.S. Interest, though, is growing as companies seek ways to meet employees’ demands for flexible work and greater work/life balance. According to WTW’s Global Benefits Attitudes Survey, the primary […]

The Touted Benefits of the 4-Day Work Week

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Feb 3, 2025 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Feb 27, 2025

The traditional five-day workweek has been the standard for over a century, but as workplaces evolve, so do expectations around productivity and work-life balance. A growing number of companies are testing—and in many cases, fully embracing—a four-day workweek. While the potential costs of this switch are obvious—a 20% reduction in hours worked—there are other potential […]