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Tory MP speaks out for the 4-day week

Sir Desmond Swayne, an MP from New Forest West, has released a statement in favor of trialing a 4-day week. “The demand for a shorter working week with

By |2022-02-02T13:50:48-08:00February 2nd, 2022|4-day workweek, Current Affairs, Politics and Policy, UK|Comments Off on Tory MP speaks out for the 4-day week

Wellness Wednesdays at PTHR

I recently wrote an article for Fast Company about companies that have adopted 4-day weeks during the pandemic. They’ve discovered during the lockdown that responding to the demands

By |2021-07-26T10:37:29-07:00August 31st, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Companies, SHORTER, UK|Comments Off on Wellness Wednesdays at PTHR

Talking about deliberate rest on the Squiggly Careers podcast

When I was in London in February, I spent some time talking with Helen Tupper, who's half of the Amazing If project and coauthor of the book (and

By |2020-11-19T22:33:42-08:00August 19th, 2020|Media, Podcast, REST, UK|Comments Off on Talking about deliberate rest on the Squiggly Careers podcast

Morrisons UK set to trial a 4-day workweek

UK supermarket giant Morrisons has announced that it will trial a 4-day workweek at its Bradford corporate HQ, in the north of England. The headquarters will actually be

By |2021-07-26T10:37:29-07:00July 17th, 2020|4-day workweek, Business and work, Companies, UK|Comments Off on Morrisons UK set to trial a 4-day workweek

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

Talking about the 4-day week at the University of Kent, 13 February 2020

I'm going to be speaking about SHORTER and the 4-day week at the University of Kent next month. The talk is being hosted by the Sociology department, and

By |2020-03-05T22:13:07-08:00January 6th, 2020|4-day workweek, SHORTER, Talks, UK|Comments Off on Talking about the 4-day week at the University of Kent, 13 February 2020
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