Ask an Adviser: Does a 4-day workweek really foster work-life balance?

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Welcome to Ask an Adviser, EBN’s weekly column in which benefit brokers and advisers and HR leaders answer (anonymous) queries sent in by our readers. Looking for some expert advice? Please submit questions to askanadviser@arizent.com. This week, we asked Mary Elizabeth Elkordy, founder and president of Elkordy Global Strategies, to weigh in on the following: Does a compressed workweek foster work-life balance?

Many Americans feel overworked and overwhelmed, struggling to handle their personal life and work at the same time. California is pushing for a new 32-hour workweek to promote mental health and provide hard-working Americans with an overdue work-life balance. But is reducing the workweek really the answer?

Mary Elizabeth Elkordy
Founder and president

Mary Elizabeth Elkordy is the founder and president of Elkordy Global Strategies.


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