Curating the week in wellness Jan. 10-14, 2022

Is the four-day workweek simply a hot topic, or is it feasible? Plus how to help young employees stay engaged and ways to avoid the ‘Zoom ceiling.’

By Kacey Larsen
Jan. 13, 2022

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We have curated a collection of thought-provoking articles, tips and takeaways for the week.

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1. Are four-day workweeks actually feasible?

Any time a company announces they are shifting to a four-day workweek model it seems to make headlines. Case in point, Mashable reported this week that Panasonic is planning to offer its workers the option of a four-day workweek. While this announcement also states the company is just starting on the implementation path and does not anticipate rolling it out until April 2023 at the earliest, it raises the question of how doable this actually is for companies? How can squeezing 40 hours of work into a 32-hour workweek alleviate employee burnout and not create more?

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