A shortened workweek: Can it work?

In the great quest to retain employees, some companies, in Florida and worldwide, are taking a less-is-more approach, by cutting out 20% of the workweek.

  • By Amanda Postma
  • | 11:40 a.m. June 17, 2022
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Chop Chop Shop, now Chanko, owner Steve Sera weighs in on how implementing a four-day workweek changed his recruitment efforts. (Photo by Mark Wemple)
Chop Chop Shop, now Chanko, owner Steve Sera weighs in on how implementing a four-day workweek changed his recruitment efforts. (Photo by Mark Wemple)
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As the workweek continues to evolve, amid the Great Resignation and the shift of power from employer to employee, one concept — maybe — is about to hit its stride. That concept? Working four days a week. 

 

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