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Most people in Iceland can work just 4 days a week. Could the U.S. be next? TODAY 2 hrs ago © Provided by TODAY The coronavirus pandemic transformed the way we work almost overnight, most notably in the fact that for millions of Americans, cubicles and commutes disappeared from their way of life. Yet there’s another, just as significant, change that could be happening to work — how much we do of it — and an overseas development could point the way. Around 85% of workers in Iceland are currently, or on the way to, working four days a week instead of five. And even though they’re sp...

To reduce burnout and boost productivity, could the US move to a 4-day work week? Listen 9 min MORE “The underlying reasons for moving to a shorter working week are as present in the U.S. as anywhere else. There are just as many workers who feel overworked, burnt out, distressed by jobs, and who are suffering themselves,” says researcher Jack Kellam. Photo by Shutterstock. A new study in Iceland found that a shorter work week could boost both worker happiness and productivity. Employers there cut their staff’s hours t...

Also Featured Aron Johannsson, he’s been working 36 hours a week since January. Emily Twarog, associate professor of history and labor studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Interview Highlights On how working fewer hours a week improved worker happiness Jack Kellam: “Our study was based on amalgamating lots of research that took place in Iceland ... between 2015 and 2019 principally. So [it] involved over 2,000, 2,500 workers, which is in total over 1% of Iceland's entire working population. And they took place principally within the Icelandic National Government Ca...

The pandemic is inspiring some companies to test 4-day workweeks — but will it hurt productivity? MarketWatch 3 hrs ago © manon jacob/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images An office is no longer synonymous with conference rooms and cubicles. For many, it’s become synonymous with being at home with pets, family members or roommates during the pandemic, which helped make working from home the new norm for some workers. Popular Searches Companies are now reevaluating where work needs to happen and how to draw the line between work and home. There’s also evidence that the pandemic has promp...