Stefan BohacekMar 14, 2025

In 2019, Iceland became one of the first countries to approve a four-day workweek. Here's how things have been going for them.

2021: "Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success""

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57724779

2024: "Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/business/iceland-shorter-working-week-economy/index.html

2025: "The effects of the shorter workweek in Iceland have extended far beyond the office."

https://www.wecb.fm/in-2019-iceland-approved-the-4-day-workweek-nearly-6-years-later-all-predictions-by-generation-z-have-come-true/

#news #labor #WorkersRights #FourDayWorkWeek #work #iceland

Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland

The majority of workers in Iceland now look set to move to shorter hours for the same pay.

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@stefan I’ve been in three companies now where employees have brought up 4 day work week respectfully and seriously to the execs and each time the response from the C-level is to play it off as a preposterous joke.
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@dx Well I hope that as the evidence and success stories pile up, it will be harder to dismiss workers asking for this.

I remain optimistic that we'll see progress on this in our lifetime!

Mar 14, 2025 at 4:45pmWeb