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U.K. companies reported successful results in a test of a four-day workweek.
In the trial, 61 British businesses ranging from banks to fast-food restaurants to marketing agencies gave workers a paid day off a week. The companies found the shorter workweek resulted in sharp drops in worker turnover and absenteeism while largely maintaining productivity during the six-month study, according to The Wall Street Journal.
More than 90% of the companies plan to continue testing the shorter week, while 18 are making it permanent.
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My Springfield-local employer has embraced a 4-day work week and it has drastically improved the lives of our staff while not resulting in any reduction of productivity. Our mission is "People Are Our Purpose" and this is just one way we put that into action in order to provide more of a work-life balance.