Since 2022, Juliet B. Schor and her research team have studied 245 organizations that implemented a four-day workweek. Their findings indicate that such schedules can deliver broad benefits across industries and countries. Companies that implemented the '100-80-100' model (100% of pay for 80% of standard working hours while maintaining 100% productivity) reported steady or improved worker productivity, significant well-being improvements for employees, and minimal work-intensity increases. Is the shift to a four-day workweek a real movement, a post-pandemic fad, or a pipe dream' In her new book, Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter (Harper Business, June 2025), Juliet B. Schor, an economist and sociologist at Boston College, sheds light on the phenomenon. Since 2022, Schor and a team of researchers have been engaged in the largest study of the four-day workweek yet, examining 245 organizations and 8,700...
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