Ali Marler News Today

Momentum for a four-day workweek has been building and some companies have begun to implement the schedule. Employers and employees have found success with the model and may never go back to the traditional five days.

OAKLAND, California — It’s after noon on a recent Wednesday, and the kitchen and patio at ThredUp’s Oakland headquarters are packed. Employees are eating lunch and chatting around a long table in the kitchen. Smaller groups are clustered outside and enjoying a sunny spring day after weeks of rain. But

Efficiency and time management are key when you’re on a four-day work schedule, as the more than 250 corporate employees at ThredUp are.

Companies in California and around the globe are taking part in an experiment to rethink productivity and work-life balance.

The pandemic changed expectations of work-life balance. A small but growing group of companies has started a four-day week to improve that balance.

by Alistair Hardaker The Manchester arm of international digital agency Dept has welcomed four new digital hires across marketing, project management, design and user experience.   Lavinia Alexoiu is Dept’s newest Senior UX Designer, joining after a three-year posting at Manchester’s Accenture Interactive where she worked as Senior Product Designer and a UX Designer. Ali Marler also joined Dept in March as a Designer, and brings four years experience working in creative agencies, most rece...