10 companies that have adopted the 4-day workweek

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As other countries test out four-day workweeks with success, employees in the U.S. are left to wonder if it will ever take hold at home.

Just 15% of U.S. employers offer a four-day schedule, according to the Society for Human Resource Management, yet the rise of flexible and remote working arrangements, as well as advancements in technology, could soon make this idea a reality for more workers.

The talent assessment company made its four-day workweek a permanent part of its culture in the fall of 2021, following a successful test run over the summer. Wonderlic employees work 32-hours each week, down from 40, and CEO Becca Callahan says she’s seen increased productivity, engagement and bottom line results, in addition to employees feeling “renewed and refreshed.”

The marketing company started testing out an alternating four-day workweek schedule — five days one week, four the next — after the onset of the pandemic, an effort to maximize work time while also offering employees more time for life outside the virtual office. The company says the test run has yielded an increase in productivity, greater employee retention and an increase in innovation among workers.

Amanda Schiavo
Associate Editor

Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.


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