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    U.K. companies that tried a 4-day workweek report lasting benefits more than a year on

    Many of the companies are so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they're making the four-day workweek permanent.
    by Andrea Hsu Feb 27, 2024 3 minutes
    A U.K. four-day workweek pilot has shown lasting benefits more than one year later.
    Updated February 27, 2024 at 5:56 PM ET

    The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving.

    Companies that have tried it are reporting happier workers, lower turnover and greater efficiency. Now, there's evidence that those effects are long lasting.

    The latest data come from a trial in the U.K. organized by the advocacy group. In 2022, 61 companies moved their employees to a four-day workweek with no reduction in

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