Archive Report
Archive Report
Rising Interest in Shorter Workweek
Rising Interest in Shorter Workweek
Hundreds of american firms have recently converted some or all of their work schedules to a four-day week, many more small companies are expected to follow suit soon, and pressures for a four-day week are rising in two major industries—automobile and steel production. As a result, enthusiasts for the changeover are hailing the four-day week as the workweek of the future. Some do not stop there, but view the four-day week as a mere way station on the road to a three-day week. A few companies have, in fact, already instituted this dream week in which there are more days to play than days to work.
Workweek watchers differ in their estimates of the strength or pace ...