The Front Page

The massive trial to make the four-day week a reality


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The balance between work and home life has become more muddied. Technology now means we are required to always be on, stretching the workday even further. 

But there’s a philosophy emerging around the world. One that suggests working four days a week could improve our productivity and wellbeing.   

In 2018, Perpetual Guardian founder Andrew Barnes generated global headlines when he decided to run a real-time experiment on 200 staff members to see if the four-day week could be put into action. He hasn’t looked back since.  

Today, Barnes joins Damien to discuss a massive global trial of the four-day week, which could provide the stepping stones for it to become a permanent reality for more people.

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Damien Venuto
Producer/Editor: Shaun D Wilson
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills 

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