Who Would Benefit From A 4-Day Workweek?
A new study in the UK tested the impacts of reducing the workweek to four days. Could that be used to attract workers in the "Great Resignation" economy?
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
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Show Notes
A new study in the UK tested the impacts of reducing the workweek to four days. Could that be a workable business model to attract workers in the "Great Resignation" economy?
On Today's Show:
Niamh Bridson Hubbard, PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Cambridge, and Vanessa Fuhrmans, deputy bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal's careers and workplaces team, discuss the details of the study and what it would take for the US to update it's work culture.