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Four-Day Work Week Has a Chance to Gain Traction This Time
The pandemic has changed attitudes about work-life balance, with employees pushing to keep flexible schedules.
Employees in the offices of Hutch in London, on June 14.
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The four-day work week is having a moment.
With thousands of workers in the UK trying it — part of a recently launched six-month trial that is the largest of its kind in the world — there’s a sense that it might finally gain wider traction. At least if employees have any say.