In this report, we cover flexible work schedules in depth for managers at companies who are considering a change from the traditional work week. Starting with Ford Motor Company in 1926, factory workers operated on one of three, eight-hour shifts per day. Assembly lines required synchronous work where all employees worked at the same time. Knowledge work (or, desk jobs) defaulted to the same schedule…
I’m joined today by Dr. Dale Whelehan who is the CEO at 4 Day Week Global. Dale is also a lecturer at the Graduate business school of University College Dublin and the founder of BehaviorDoc. Early in his career, Dale completed a PhD in behavior science focusing on the impact of sleep deprivation and fatigue on surgeons. 4 Day Week Global is a non-profit that…
This post was written in May of 2022. It was updated in February of 2023 to highlight this year’s companies with the best work-life balance. It was updated again in September of 2023 for formatting and information (the 2023 winners were not changed). A list of companies with the best work-life balance usually comes out biased. Best is subjective, after all. I didn’t want to…
What is a 30-hour work week? A 30-hour work week typically comes in one of two forms: 1) 6 hours of work per day for five days, or 2) 7.5 hours per day for four work days (also known as a four-day work week). Table of contents: How many hours do you work per day? What are the benefits of the 30-hour work week? Where…
Does Scotland have a 4-day work week? No. Scotland does not have a four-day work week. In September of 2023, the Scottish government committed to a trial of the four-day work week by the end of the calendar year. Why are people talking about a 4-day work week in Scotland? Scotland’s 2023 Trial Promise On September 5, 2023, Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland, outlined…
The 40-hour work week is so ingrained in office culture that most business leaders don’t even think about it. But maybe you should. Henry Ford developed the 40-hour, five-day workweek nearly 100 years ago. And it would be an understatement to say that business — and the way we do business — has changed since then. The 40-hour week may still be right for your…
You’ll need a reason — okay, call it a bulletproof excuse to get out of work. Unfortunately, “I don’t want to work today” doesn’t usually go over too well with managers. We turned to our list of contributors to learn about their tried-and-true best excuses for missing work. After sifting through many responses, we organized 22 into the categories below. Click on the links below…
We’ve determined the 20 best employee benefits to offer in 2023 based on primary and secondary research. These are the most desirable, in-demand benefits for workers based on studies from HBR and SHRM combined with our own research of 3,920 companies (and the benefits they offer). Learn more about the studies that have uncovered the best benefits for employees, then see the list of the…
The table of contents below enumerates the topics covered in the guide to unlimited PTO; you can use the links in the table to skip to specific sections. Table Of Contents What Is Unlimited PTO & How Does Unlimited PTO Work? Unlimited PTO Policy Examples & Templates Unlimited PTO Pros & Cons: The Full Analysis Alternative PTO Programs 97 Companies With Unlimited PTO Unlimited…
In recent years, many companies have adopted unlimited PTO policies to compete for talent and appeal to prospective employees seeking a better work/life balance. But what exactly is unlimited PTO, and how does unlimited PTO really work? Unlimited PTO sounds great, but there are some major drawbacks—significant enough that at the remote company I managed for six years, we ultimately rejected adoption of the unlimited…