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4 day work week

2019-11-04 22:32:56.432261+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

In overworked Japan, Microsoft tested a four-day workweek. Productivity soared 40 percent.

The test run, which took place in August and gave employees five consecutive Fridays off, boosted sales per employee by 40 percent, compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the post. The number of pages printed in the office fell by 59 percent, electricity consumption dropped 23 percent, and 94 percent of employees were satisfied with the program.

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