Per Business Insider
Sen. Bernie Sanders supports a four-day workweek citing the UK's pilot program
2/22/2023
Senator Bernie Sanders took to Twitter to express his support for the four-day workweek referencing the findings that resulted from a UK pilot program with over 3,000 workers. Sanders gave his sentiments while sharing a link to an article by the Washington Post that shares the pilot program's positive findings.
Sanders: "With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it’s time to move toward a four-day work week with no loss of pay. Workers must benefit from technology, not just corporate CEOs."
The study found that workers that worked four days a week had a better sleep while the firms actually made more money. Some companies in the US have already started testing the new type of workweek.
A certain owner of Chick-fil-A in Florida launched a three-day workweek in November 2022. His decision got the restaurant 400 applicants for a single job opening.
The Chick-fil-A local operator, Justin Lindsey, shared a statement about offering a three-day workweek. Per another article by BI, he said that the new schedule resulted in better work-life balance for employees, higher retention, and less burnout without taking away career growth.
Rep. Mark Takano also talked about a 32-hour work week, saying it would connect many Americans.
Takano: "With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it’s time to move toward a four-day work week with no loss of pay. Workers must benefit from technology, not just corporate CEOs."
Recently, another report revealed that a third of the global workforce worked over 48 hours, while a fifth already worked just 35 hours in 2019. The report shared how enterprises benefit from better work-life balance policies.
It was also found that the burnout rate for desk job workers was higher compared to pandemic peaks. Over 40% of desk job workers reportedly felt burnout.
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