Four day work week

Congressional Insider  - Major trials of a four-day, no-pay-cut workweek report stable or higher productivity alongside sharp drops in burnout and stress. Microsoft Japan’s pilot showed roughly a 40% productivity jump after cutting Fridays, driven by fewer meetings and leaner workflows.

Large multi-company studies in the United Kingdom and elsewhere found most employers chose to keep the shorter week because performance held up or improved. Researchers warn the evidence is still early and drawn from willing “early adopter” firms, not every factory floor or hospital ward.