How a Four-Day Week Could Solve Germany’s Labor Woes

  • Productivity gains at center of efforts to reduce work week
  • About 45 firms take part in project to cut hours, maintain pay
Germany Trials 4-day Week as Labor Shortage Heats UpPhotographer: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg
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Germany’s struggle to revive its sluggish economy is about to take an experimental turn as a host of companies test out the merits of working less.

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