Should we switch to four day work weeks?
Recent news articles have highlighted the change to four day work weeks for some in Iceland. While this is news to the rest of the world, this study has been long-going with trials documented from 2015 to 2019 and most recently, in 2020 until 2022 where 51% of workers in the country were offered and accepted working four days of the week with no loss in pay. Last year it was reported that Iceland had the fastest economic growth out of the European countries and also has one of the lowest unemployment rates. Iceland’s economy expanded by 5% in 2023. Continue reading Should we switch to four day work weeks?