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“Japan has a latent ability to create flexible work environments and workstyles:” The Liberal Democratic Party discusses a 4-day week

Yesterday I noticed in an article on the Deutsche Welle Web site on the 4-day week, that "Kuniko Inoguchi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party," put

By |2021-07-26T10:37:28-07:00February 8th, 2021|4-day workweek, Politics and Policy|1 Comment

Joe Ryle on “Why Conservatives should support a four-day week”

Last year during the UK general election, the Labour Party embraced the idea of moving the country to a 4-day week, and Tories did a fabulous job of

By |2021-07-26T10:37:29-07:00June 24th, 2020|4-day workweek, Politics and Policy, SHORTER, UK|1 Comment

Facebook Live conversation about the 4-day week and future of work

Today I joined Adam Olsen and Sonia Furstenau, two British Columbia MLAs (members of the provincial legislative assembly-- I think I've got that right!) in a conversation about

By |2020-11-19T22:19:50-08:00June 18th, 2020|4-day workweek, Media, Politics and Policy|2 Comments

Jefferson County, Colorado trials a 4-day week

Jefferson County, Colorado, moved some of its government operations to a 4-day workweek on June 1. In most cases, this means moving staff to four 10-hour days, not

By |2020-11-19T22:55:28-08:00June 15th, 2020|4-day workweek, Companies, Politics and Policy, SHORTER|Comments Off on Jefferson County, Colorado trials a 4-day week

The 4-day week and the shape of post-pandemic work in Asia

Recently in a number of countries, politicians have raised the idea of post-pandemic economies adopting a 4-day workweek as a way of boosting tourism and leisure spending, making

The Fraser Institute’s report on the 32-hour workweek in Canada

The Fraser Institute in Canada has published a new report on the 32-hour workweek. Tyler Dawson explains in the National Post, Canada could achieve a four-day work week

By |2020-06-04T10:17:59-07:00June 5th, 2020|4-day workweek, Politics and Policy, SHORTER|1 Comment

Japanese companies are implementing 4-day weeks as they reopen

Recently I made the case in The Atlantic that companies should adopt a 4-day week in order to make offices and workplaces safer, and to help companies develop

By |2020-11-19T22:58:38-08:00May 26th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Companies, Current Affairs, Politics and Policy, SHORTER|Comments Off on Japanese companies are implementing 4-day weeks as they reopen
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