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Most Firms in Germany’s Four-Day-Week Pilot Keep Shorter Hours, Study Finds

A follow-up reports tailored schedules sustained well-being, boosted employer appeal, preserved productivity.

CDU Business Wing’s Bid to Curb Part-Time Rights Faces Party Backlash Before February Congress

UK Four-Day Week Adoption Climbs to 253 Accredited Employers

Government Tells English Councils Four-Day Week on Full Pay Could Signal Failure

Jamie Dimon Says AI Won’t Dramatically Cut Jobs Next Year, Urges Phased Rollout

Mexico Sets 2026 Start for Gradual Shift to 40-Hour Workweek

German Work-Life Debate Escalates as Business Leaders Push Back on 40-Hour Critique

Mercor Engineer Praises 72–100-Hour Weeks as CEO Claims $500 Million Run Rate

Germany's Part-Time Employment Hits Record 40.1% in Q2 as Full-Time Jobs Slip

Ottawa Mandates Five Days in Office for All City Employees in 2026

Only One in Six German Job Ads Highlights Family-Friendly Policies

Cambridge City Council Joins South Cambridgeshire in Adopting Four-Day Week

South Cambridgeshire District Council Votes to Make Four-Day Week Permanent

UK Pilot’s Four-Day Week Sees Universal Adoption by Participating Firms

Remote-Control Trial Launches on Niedersachsen2 to Alleviate Crew Shortage

German Employers' Leader Advocates for Return to 40-Hour Workweeks

Over 200 UK Companies Permanently Adopt Four-Day Work Week

Labour Faces Pushback on Four-Day Workweek Proposal

Nothing Ends Hybrid Work, Mandates Full Office Return