A Firm Implemented a 4-Day Workweek and Hasn't Looked Back
The shorter workweek is getting another look following a report by Microsoft Japan that found productivity jumped 40% after the company switched to a four-day week.
November 07, 2019 at 05:21 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Walter Benenati, managing partner and founder of Orlando, Florida-based Benenati Law, kicked off 2019 by shortening the workweek at his 24-employee firm to four days.
He regards it as one of the best decisions of his life. Fridays are spent with his family, taking his 3-year-old daughter to gymnastics and cooking a late brunch. His employees use Fridays to run errands and go to doctor appointments they previously had to either squeeze into the workday or take a precious day off.
The four-day workweek is getting another look following news that Microsoft reported a 40% increase in productivity after the company instituted the abbreviated week in a trial project. The shortened week is also getting a nod from the United Kingdom's Labour Party, which has absorbed the policy into its political platform.
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