workweeks

We didn’t used to have an eight-hour full working day in Australia. For that, we can thank the stonemasons in Melbourne who downed their tools on April 21, 1856, and marched to Parliament House to demand shorter hours.Now, the Senate Select…

A four-day workweek sounds appealing to workers. Possibly alarming to employers.A bill introduced in the California legislature earlier this year proposed a regular pay rate for 32 hours of work per week, with overtime…

Joe O’Connor wants to persuade your boss--and everyone’s boss--to reduce the workweek to 32…

Researchers have also been interested in this question.A widely cited study from Iceland found that reducing work hours while keeping pay steady increased productivity. It also lessened rates of burnout among employees, who reported higher…