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.
