Is a four-day week the future of work? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

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Can a four-day work week really make us healthier and happier? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM A study published earlier this year found that reducing the working week from five days to four significantly improved people’s wellbeing. So why hasn’t it become the norm yet? In this episode of What in the World, BBC Global Health Reporter Sofia Bettiza explores the latest data on the four-day work week — how reliable it is, what the results tell us, and what it could mean for the future of work. We also look at how work culture varies in countries like South Africa, Iceland and Japan. 00:00 Coming up 00:19 Intro 01:10 Why most people work five days 02:10 Four-day week trials 03:40 Trial results 04:15 How accurate are the trials? 06:05 People who took part in the trial 07:35 Did the trials not work for some companies? 08:04 Can it work for all jobs? 08:27 Impact of overworking 09:25 Work cultures across the globe 11:10 Does it lose money for companies? 12:32 Changing work priorities Watch more episodes from What in the World here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4eMOlGZclzdcHmv7s8BFQE6 Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Emily Horler and Benita Barden Video Journalist: Baldeep Chahal Editor: Emily Horler ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #fourdayworkweek #jobs #futureofwork