How's Iceland's 4-Day Work Week Working? 'Incredibly Well,' Study Says | Common Dreams
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"The Iceland story offers a very different vision to countries across Europe that are grappling with low productivity but trying the same old failed methods," said one researcher.
  • iknowitwheniseeit
    18·
    7 months ago

    The article is unclear, but the introduction on the study says:

    Between 2015 and 2019, following discussions between public sector employers and trade unions, Iceland saw two major public sector trials of a shorter working week for no loss in pay.

    • sir_pronoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      7 months ago

      Jeez, Scandinavian countries showing how it’s done again. How come the rest of the world isn’t crying in shame all day?

      • dafo@lemmy.world
        5·
        7 months ago

        Sorry to be that guy, but Scandinavia is just the “peninsula”, so Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The Nordics is us three, Finland, Iceland, Färöarna, Åland and Greenland. Basically what you probably think of when you think of Scandinavia.

        But yes, we rule 😎