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“It transforms work and life outside of work.” The growth of the 4 day work week

06.09.2023 - By ABC listenPlay

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If you could work four days instead of five, for the same pay, would you? 

Organisations and businesses around the world are tentatively saying 'yes' and trialling the four-day work week. 

Recently, Bunnings announced it will trial a version of the four-day week for tens of thousands of its full-time employees. It’s a first for the retail industry and will be watched with interest.

And just last month the results of the latest 4 Day Week Global pilot were published.

Starting in August last year, 26 organisations across Australia and New Zealand trialled the four-day week for six months. So how did they go and what can we learn from it?

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