4-day workweeks may not be as flexible as companies think they are

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As employers experiment with ways to offer employees much-needed flexibility, many companies are looking at the four-day workweek as a possible solution — but it could be falling short of expectations.

More organizations are advocating for shorter workweeks, citing success metrics such as a 78% happiness rate amongst employees and a 63% easier time recruiting and retaining talent when this policy is in place, according to data released by 4 Day Week Global. However, a recent poll by Gallup found that employees who work four days a week are 5% more disengaged than employees working five days a week.

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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