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Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter

byJuliet Schor

Sociologist Juliet Schor examines the growing evidence for a four-day workweek with no reduction in pay. Drawing on large-scale trials and company case studies, she describes how organizations can reduce working time while maintaining—or sometimes improving—productivity. The gains come not from compressing the same overload into fewer days, but from redesigning meetings, priorities, communication, and workflow. Schor explores effects on stress, sleep, family life, retention, and organizational performance, while addressing where the model is harder to implement. The book offers both an argument for shorter hours and a practical account of what successful transitions require.

Publisher

Harper Business

Publication date

2025

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780063382435