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Four-Day Work Week 'An Overwhelming Success' In Iceland
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Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success" and led to many workers moving to shorter hours, researchers say. Productivity remained the same or improved in the majority of workplaces.
The trials, in which workers were paid the same amount for shorter hours, included more than 2,500 workers, or more than 1% of Iceland's working population, including those at schools, offices, social service providers, and hospitals.
"Going Public: Iceland's Journey to a Shorter Working Week," was conducted by researchers from U.K. think tank Autonomy and the Association for Sustainable Democracy in Iceland.
"Both qualitative and quantitative data demonstrate the transformative positive effects of a shorter working week for both employees and businesses alike," the report says.
From BBC
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