EPISODE · Feb 24, 2023 · 20 MIN
Who Would Benefit From A 4-Day Workweek?
from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · host WNYC Studios
A new study in the UK tested the impacts of reducing the workweek to four days. Could that be a workable business model to attract workers in the "Great Resignation" economy? On Today's Show:Niamh Bridson Hubbard, PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Cambridge, and Vanessa Fuhrmans, deputy bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal's careers and workplaces team, discuss the details of the study and what it would take for the US to update it's work culture. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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A new study in the UK tested the impacts of reducing the workweek to four days. Could that be used to attract workers in the "Great Resignation" economy?
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