Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland - BBC News

The majority of workers in Iceland now look set to move to shorter hours for the same pay.

6 July 2021 Getty Images Reykjavík City Council took part in the trial Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success" and led to many workers moving to shorter hours, researchers have said. The trials, in which workers were paid the same amount for shorter hours, took place between 2015 and 2019. Productivity remained the same or improved in the majority of workplaces, researchers said. In Iceland, the trials run by Reykjavík City Council and the national government eventually included more than 2,500 workers, which amounts to about 1% of Iceland's working…

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