Four-Day Week May Be the Recipe to Avoid Burnout and Boost Productivity

  • Study shows four-day week reduces burnout, improves sleep
  • Randstad CEO says flexibility at work is a business imperative
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Boosting flexibility at work through changes such as a four-day week may both raise productivity and reverse the growing trend toward burnout, according to a panel of experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The idea of shortened weeks has gained traction since the Covid pandemic shook up staff schedules and gave many a glimpse of how different ways of working could improve their lives.