Coronavirus shows why we need a four-day working week

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Coronavirus shows why we need a four-day working week

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Sep 4, 2020

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Natasha explains the rise of the four-day working week, Matt Burgess on the return of ID cards and Matt Reynolds on what the animal kingdom can teach us about social distancing.
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Sep 4, 2020

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