Trials of a shorter working week in Iceland have been hailed as an "overwhelming success" by researchers. Public sector employees taking part in two large trials between 2015 and 2019 worked 35-36 ...

Reykjavík isn’t the city with the busiest traffic. But if you wander around town on a Friday afternoon, you’d find more people in cafes than in cars. For many Icelanders, the workweek is already over.

Another major city is introducing a four-day week for thousands of workers, with the shorter work week movement continuing to grow globally. Within a matter of days, employees in Dubai’s public sector ...

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue's shorter workweek will cost taxpayers almost $10 million. The change, reducing the workweek from 48 to 42 hours, aims to improve staff retention and reduce fatigue. The ...