![A woman types on a laptop while on a train in New Jersey. After about a trial of the four-day workweek in the United Kingdom found that the schedule reduced stress and maintained their productivity, 92% of the companies that participated said they would continue with the reduced work hours.](/images/uploads/_small/AP23052556865045.jpg)
Why are some people considering a four-day work week?
Though a 40-hour workweek has been the standard for many years, many have been reconsidering their ideas around how work schedules should be set up, including reducing the workweek to four days.
Though a 40-hour workweek has been the standard for many years, many have been reconsidering their ideas around how work schedules should be set up, including reducing the workweek to four days.