22-11-2025 15:40 via socialpsychology.org

Large Study Finds 4-Day Work Week Improves Employee Health

Source: PsyPostA large-scale international study suggests that reducing the work weeks to four days without cutting pay leads to improvements in employee well-being, including lower burnout and better physical health. The research tracked nearly 3,000 workers and indicated that the health benefits were largely driven by better sleep and a stronger sense of work ability. The findings were recently published in Nature Human Behaviour.
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