During the Industrial Revolution, factory workers logged 80-100 hours per week. But in 1926, Henry Ford popularized the 40-hour work week after he found that working more barely yielded an increase in productivity. It was a breakthrough in how we work. But it was also nearly one hundred years ago.
Just like how Henry Ford implemented the five-day work, today’s visionary companies have implemented four-day work weeks for better work-life balance and higher productivity.
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Companies With 4-Day Work Weeks
Here are all of the companies that have implemented a four-day work week (they’ve either publicly announced or told Buildremote directly).
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Company | Status | Work Week | Jobs | Country |
Buffer | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Bolt | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
thredUP | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Atom Bank | Permanent | 34 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Microsoft Japan | Trial | 32 Hours | Japan | |
Toshiba | Trial | 40 Hours | Japan | |
Shopify | Seasonal | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Unilever New Zealand | Trial | 32 Hours | New Zealand | |
Kickstarter | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Panasonic | Optional | 32 Hours | ||
KPMG | Seasonal | 32 Hours | United States | |
Canon (UK) | Trial | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Iloilo, Philippines (City) | Permanent | 40 Hours | Philippines | |
D'Youville College | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Basecamp | Seasonal | 32 Hours | United States | |
Wonderlic | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Piktochart | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
TAC Security | Permanent | 40 Hours | India | |
Awin | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
YWCA Scotland | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Elephant Ventures | Permanent | 40 Hours | United States | |
Procurify | Optional | 40 Hours | Canada | |
Perpetual Guardian | Permanent | 32 Hours | New Zealand | |
Morrisons | Permanent | 39 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Boulder County, CO (County) | Trial | 40 Hours | United States | |
Volt Athletics | Permanent | 40 Hours | United States | |
Nectafy | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
City Of Morgantown, WV (City) | Trial | 40 Hours | United States | |
Software DELSOL | Permanent | 32 Hours | Spain | |
Wildbit | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Administrate | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Search Engine Journal | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Swampscott (Town) | Trial | 38 Hours | ||
NPCA | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Galt Pharmaceuticals | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Go2Mortgage | Permanent | 28 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Emtrain | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Brick Media | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
CX Pilots | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Raisely | Permanent | 30 Hours | Australia | |
Prism | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
QuickMail | Permanent | 32 Hours | Switzerland | |
Charlie Hustle | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Sprockets | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Corporate Ink | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Rogue Games | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Pearl Lemon Group | Optional | 35 Hours | ||
Beyn Technology | Permanent | 32 Hours | Turkey | |
KMPC Los Angeles | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Oriel Square | Permanent | 28 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Helping Hands | Trial | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Outseta | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
DigiLab | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Tractive | Permanent | 35 Hours | Germany | |
Telefonica | Optional | 32 Hours | Spain | |
International Coalition of Sites of Conscience | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Symbiote | Permanent | 32 Hours | Australia | |
Pressbooks | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Silt | Permanent | 32 Hours | Spain | |
Yac | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Seed&Spark | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Search Intelligence | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
ByteCheK | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Marketing Signals | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Whyfield | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Real | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Bloco | Permanent | 32 Hours | Portugal | |
Tribera | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Halftone Digital | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Reward Agency | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Resilience Brokers | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
PTHR | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Highfield Professional Solutions | Trial | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Geeks For Social Change | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Charlton Morris | Permanent | 35 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Our Community | Trial | 32 Hours | Australia | |
Bulkhead | Trial | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
GoLinks | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Hutch | Trial | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Slunks | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Blackbird Interactive | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
448 Studio | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
REM Web Solutions | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Justuno | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Signifyd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Chief Nation | Optional | 37 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Uplevel | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Starship | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee | Trial | 40 Hours | United States | |
Swash Labs | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
IriusRisk | Permanent | 32 Hours | Spain | |
The Financial Diet | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Coconut Software | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
thryve | Trial | 32 Hours | South Africa | |
Eidos-Montreal | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Praytell | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
InDebted | Permanent | 32 Hours | Australia | |
CIB Group | Permanent | Germany | ||
G2i | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Technical.ly | Seasonal | 32 Hours | United States | |
Arken.legal | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
The UPAC Group | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Team Custard Kraken | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
StreamGO | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
MeiliSearch | Permanent | 32 Hours | France | |
Venture Stream | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Forward Space | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
DNS Filter | Permanent | 32 Hours | ||
Webpower Adria | Permanent | 32 Hours | Croatia | |
Reboot | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Healthwise | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Evolved | Trial | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
eFileCabinet | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Tulip | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Knowledge Futures Group | Trial | 32 Hours | United States | |
Common Future | Seasonal | 32 Hours | United States | |
Digible | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
GooseChase | Trial | 32 Hours | Canada | |
MyCheckIns | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Ranksey Digital Marketing | Permanent | 40 Hours | United States | |
Orocco | Permanent | 32 Hours | Scotland | |
Luscii | Permanent | 32 Hours | Netherlands | |
Xaso | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Groupe LDLC | Permanent | 32 Hours | France | |
Common Knowledge | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Autonomy | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
GBL | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Feathr | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Escape the City | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Vault City Brewing | Permanent | 35 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Mizuho Financial Group | Optional | 32 Hours | Japan | |
Unito | Optional | 32 Hours | Canada | |
People & Transformational HR | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Grokability | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Bunny Studio | Permanent | 40 Hours | United States | |
Minimal | Seasonal | 32 Hours | United States | |
The Wanderlust Group | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Inventium | Permanent | 32 Hours | Australia | |
Punch Creative | Permanent | 35 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Uncharted | Seasonal | 32 Hours | United States | |
Primary | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Target Publishing | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
3D Issue | Permanent | 32 Hours | Ireland | |
SEOMG! | Permanent | 30 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Barefoot Architects | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
STC Expeditions | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
JMK Solicitors | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Arrow | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
JAYU | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
STOP AIDS | Permanent | 28 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Bit.io | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Welcome to the Jungle | Permanent | 32 Hours | France | |
MRL Consulting Group | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
ICE Group | Permanent | 36 Hours | Ireland | |
Elektra Lighting | Permanent | 35 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Reflect Digital | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Brett Nicholls Associates | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Radioactive PR | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Gracefruit | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Blink | Permanent | 35 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Advice Direct Scotland | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
CMG Technologies | Permanent | 35 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Maaemo | Permanent | 45 Hours | Norway | |
Monograph | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Think Productive | Permanent | 40 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Treehouse | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Usability Hub | Optional | 32 Hours | Australia | |
Lime | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Mayday | Permanent | 32 Hours | Canada | |
Vaxine | Permanent | 32 Hours | Croatia | |
WorkFeed | Permanent | 32 Hours | Denmark | |
improvMX | Permanent | 32 Hours | France | |
d.MBA | Permanent | 32 Hours | Germany | |
Tower | Permanent | 32 Hours | Germany | |
Zync Digital | Permanent | 32 Hours | Iceland | |
Firmsy | Permanent | 32 Hours | New Zealand | |
Officely | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
The Curve Group | Permanent | 35 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Modo25 | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Type A Media | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Scoro | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Jexo | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Consanance | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Wilson Fletcher | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
T-Cup Studios | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Earthly | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Cobry | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Team Satchel | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
FundersClub | Optional | 32 Hours | United States | |
Azavea | Optional | 32 Hours | United States | |
Nexton | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Formedix | Permanent | 34 Hours | United States | |
Kale & Flax | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Super | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
PDQ | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Blackthorn | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Shape | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Standard Notes | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Act Now Coalition | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Dockwa | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Qwick | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Gun Interactive | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
Uplift | Optional | 32 Hours | United States | |
Dassana | Permanent | 32 Hours | United States | |
5 Squirrels Ltd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
64 Million Artists | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
92 Minutes | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Accurise Ltd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Acuity Solutions | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Advantage Business Partnerships | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Atlas Translations | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
BJP Consulting Group Ltd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
BiBO | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Big Potato Games | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Butcher Bayley Architects | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Causeway Irish Housing Association | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
City to Sea | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Civo | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Coltech Global | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Cooked Illustrations | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Counting King Limited | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Crystallised | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
DataLase | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Digital Guerrilla Consultancy | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
ESG Gaming | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Earth Science Partnership | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Element Four | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Esteem Training | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
FLOCC | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Giant Digital | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Global Partners Digital | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Greenpost | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Gungho Marketing | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
HearFocus | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Hello Heat Pumps | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Hello Starling | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
LIT Communication | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
LUX - The Food & Drink Agency | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Legacy Events | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
MATS Consultancy | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
MRL | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
NEON (New Economy Organisers Network) | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
New Vision Digital Marketing | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Original Consultants Ltd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Paul David Smith Photography | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Pollard Media Ltd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Pool | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Portcullis Legals | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Principles Agency | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
PureFluent | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Quality of Life Foundation | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Roach Matthews Architects Ltd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Scottish Community Safety Network | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Sidequest Ltd | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Sinister Fish Games | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Social Enterprise Direct | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Softer Success | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |
Sounds Like These | Permanent | 32 Hours | United Kingdom | |