Beyond Working Hours: The Four-Day Week as a Tool for Equality
summary
The talk examines four-day workweek pilots and studies as a tool to improve equality, citing a controlled Boston College study of 61 firms (71% drop in burnout, 39% less stress, 92% of companies kept the model, 57% lower turnover and ~1.4% higher profit) and large pilots in Iceland and a national French pilot (~50–60 companies). It describes practical implementations used by consultancies and startups (idem, Figure, Bilo, LDLC, Welcome to the Jungle) such as a floating day off and flexible swaps, and reports measurable reductions in sick leave and meeting time plus benefits for chronic illness care, study, and caregiving.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:024-day workweek overview
- 10:45Work-life balance benefits
- 17:57Social inequality reduction
- 23:57Business advantages
- 27:07Implementation and flexibility
- 31:01Call to action
- 35:00Q&A
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