Four-day week trials are being conducted in various countries, driven either by governments or the lobby group 4 Day Week Global. The various models that have been implemented tend to favour a reduction in weekly working hours while keeping pay at the same level, with the exception of Belgium, which has opted to redistribute weekly hours over four days without any reduction in overall working time. The table at the bottom of the page provides details of 12 countries trialling such models.
While a selection of innovative companies are practising a shortened working week around the world, some have been trying since the beginning of 2022 to foster a trend towards this new way of organising working hours in their countries through the pilot project launched by 4 Day Week Global, a not-for-profit community supporting the concept.
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR