The very leaders rhapsodizing about a shorter workweek are demanding more time, not less, from their employees.

What the study shows: Data from 33 OECD countries found that each 1% cut in working hours correlates with a 0.16% drop in obesity rates. Personal success story: Psychotherapist Susie Masterson lost ...

A four-day workweek sounds appealing in theory, but whether it works in practice depends entirely on the business.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of coworkers celebrates. The folks in the “Land Down Under” say nope. A new study conducted among 15 Australian companies ...

New research reveals what 9-5ers have long understood: the five-day workweek is a waste of time. A report from nonprofit advocacy group 4 Day Week Global found that employees can accomplish as much in ...

Below, co-authors Jared Lindzon and Joe O’Connor share five key insights from their new book, Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek. Joe is the CEO and cofounder of Work Time Reduction ...

In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much human labour that people would be working 15-hour weeks – ...

A century ago, the five-day working week helped reshape society. It was introduced at scale by industrial pioneers to address not only worker wellbeing but also economic pressures. US industrialist ...

Despite spending nearly twice as much on health care as its international counterparts, the United States ranks last overall among high-income nations in health system performance, with the lowest ...

The five-day, forty-hour work week has been the default setting of professional life for nearly a century. It was codified in the United States in 1938, built around the rhythms of factory floors, and ...