The US/Ireland 4 Day Week Trial Results

A world-first 4 day week trial

2022 has been the year of the 4 Day Week. It was named by CNN to its prestigious “Risk Takers” as one of the nine most important new ideas in business. A number of national governments have announced sponsored trials of 4 day weeks. Interest from companies, employees, non-profits, and researchers has surged around the world. As people struggle to recover from the pandemic, workplace stress, long hours and the pressures of daily life have emerged as urgent problems.

A shorter work week is an obvious response. Work time reduction has long been promoted as a multiple dividend reform, with the potential to bring social, economic and climate benefits.

As the most popular form of work time reduction, a 4 day, 32-hour work week has been gaining momentum in recent years. Given this growth in interest, 4 Day Week Global began supporting companies and non-profit organizations who wanted to try a 4 day, 32-hour work week with no reduction in pay. In 2022, their efforts led to the world’s first coordinated trials and the large-scale independent research effort of the impacts of a 4 day week.

The results are now in: The trials have been a resounding success on virtually every dimension. Companies are extremely pleased with their performance, productivity and overall experience, with almost all of them already committing or planning to continue with the 4 day week schedule.