How critiques of shorter working hours fall shorter
In the wake of the good news about Iceland’s public sector implementing a shorter workweek, a couple pieces have raised questions about the Iceland experience and 4-day workweek
Mark Takano announces 4-day week legislation for the United States
A few days ago I noted that there were a growing number of politicians around the world— in Canada, Chile, Japan, Korea, Scotland, and elsewhere— talking about the benefits
A week of talking about the 4-day week on the radio
Today I was on WAMU news show 1A, talking about (of course) the 4-day week. You can listen here, though the embed might work too: This follows a
Friday roundup: A busy week for the 4-day week
With the launch of the 4-day week campaign here in the US, and the Iceland experiment and implementation getting lots of attention, I’ve been doing a lot of
4-day week commentary around the world
Two more data-points from different parts of the world that move the Overton Window on the 4-day week. First, David Olive, the Toronto Star's business correspondent, writes that
Talking about the 4-day week on RTVI
Wednesday I was on RTVI, a Russian-language network, talking about the 4-day week. I don’t see an embed code, but if you want to brush up on your
The 4-day week on TED Ideas
My latest article about the 4-day week is now out on the TED Ideas Web site. In recent decades, globalization, outsourcing, automation, digitization and, most recently, the rise
Busy media day for the 4-day week
In the wake of the launch of the 4-day week campaign (go sign up if you haven’t already), and the news about the Iceland trial, attention for the
“the push for a four-day workweek suggests we do have other things we value”
Washington Post writer Christine Emba makes the case that we should push for a 4-day workweek not because it will make us better producers, but because it will
Government experimentation with shorter hours
Iceland is getting a ton of coverage for its implementation of a shorter workweek for public sector workers, but it's worth noting that a lot of other countries