Articles and interviews on 4-day weeks, the pandemic, and reopening
I've been doing a lot of writing and speaking about how the 4-day week can play a role in helping companies reopen safely and more quickly, and give
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
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
Talking about the 4-day week on Better Life Lab’s “Crisis Conversations”
Last Friday I joined panel featuring Brigid Schulte, Manar Morales (Diversity and Flexibility Alliance President & CEO), Richard Gegick (leader of the Restaurant Opportunities Center), and Kendra Goodenough
Guysborough, Nova Scotia trials a 4-day week
In Canada there has been a fair amount of discussion recently about the possibility of moving to a 4-day week, from Justin Trudeau mentioning it briefly during a
Lynda Gratton: “we’ve inevitably broken the norm of working eight hours a day, five days a week”
Last year, when we could all still travel, I went to London do a Guardian Live event on the 4-day week. One of my fellow panelists was Lynda
ABC the Business on the 4-day week
A good segment on the 4-day week in Australia and New Zealand, and the potential for it continuing after the pandemic. For some reason I can't embed it,
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
Talking about the 4-day week on the Scott Radley Show
I'm on the June 3 episode of the Scott Radley Show, a Hamilton, Ontario radio program, talking about the 4-day week. It's very interesting to see how much
“A shorter workweek could provide specific benefits during our economic recovery.”
Recently Justin Trudeau joined the chorus of national leaders who have spoken favorably about the 4-day week. Now, British Columbia Green Party politician Sonia Furstenau argues that "A