The success of Iceland's 'four-day week' trial greatly overstated Reykjavik, Iceland. (Photo / Getty Images) The success of Iceland's 'four-day week' trial greatly overstated It almost seems too good to be true: a major trial in Iceland shows that cutting the standard five-day week to four days for the same pay needn't cost employers a cent (or, to be accurate, a krona). Unfortunately, it is too good to be true. While even highly reputable media outlets such as the BBC have reported on the "overwhelming success" of large-scale trials of a four-day week in Iceland from 2015 to 2019, that's not...