Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of a Businessman working on a laptop computer and holding and looking at a mobile phone in the office. The traditional 40 ...

The right to request a short working week, with four longer “shifts” and three days off is being proposed as part of new flexible working legislation in the UK. Also known as working “compressed hours ...

Today, calls for workplace flexibility are becoming harder to ignore, and the traditional workweek is starting to look like a thing of the past. As employers increasingly explore ways to attract and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Melissa Wheeler covers leadership strategy and the future of work. Business time plan concept and planning corporate or ...

The four-day work week (4DWW) is a reduced or compressed work week in which schedules are modified to allow a three-day weekend. There are many options for how the 4DWW can be implemented; however, ...

Condensing workweeks into fewer days to enjoy more days off, what are the implications for employee well-being? New longitudinal research from Ghent University at IKEA Belgium challenges policymakers' ...

The traditional 40-hour workweek has long been the hallmark of American employment – but is it still the best way to work? With more people logging in from home, balancing family demands and ...