Can The 4-day Workweek Solve the Great Resignation?

The workweek as we know it — Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 — has not always been the norm. This way of working was first implemented by Henry Ford in 1926 when most companies had their employees working 6 days per week, several hours a day. Today, amid a global pandemic that completely disrupted the way we work and live, companies are starting to reconsider the 5-day workweek.

As employers face the Great Resignation and try to find possible ways to tackle this new challenge, some leaders believe that a 4-day workweek can be a powerful tool for employee acquisition and retention.

Read the Fast Company article here.