Iceland implements work only 4 days a week and achieves "overwhelming success"
Iceland conducted its largest work experiment of just 4 days a week, and it was an “overwhelming success,” according to the researchers.
More than 1 per cent of the total working population in Iceland participated in the pilot program that reduced working hours per week to about 35 hours without any cut in wages, the British newspaper The Independent reported.
After analyzing the results of the trial, the researchers found that reducing the number of working days "improves productivity and well-being."
As a result, trade unions in Iceland have already begun negotiating reduced working hours.
The analysis of the data showed that the well-being of workers who participated in the experiment improved significantly on more than one level, as stress and fatigue decreased significantly, with a better balance between health and work life, and as a result, productivity and the level of service delivery remained the same or improved in most places Work included in the experiment.
The idea of working only four days a week has some support in the UK, where 45 MPs have signed a motion calling on the government to set up a commission to examine the proposal.