Trials of a shorter working week in Iceland have been hailed as an "overwhelming success" by researchers. Public sector employees taking part in two large trials between 2015 and 2019 worked 35-36 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a proposal to move the state from a ...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pushing to shorten Brazil’s work week, a major campaign pitch to workers whose support ...

Should Washington shave eight hours off the standard 40-hour work week? Some state lawmakers think so. Under House Bill 2611 by state Rep. Shaun Scott, a Seattle Democrat, employers would have to ...

OpenAI’s recent suggestion that companies could move to a four-day work week, while paying employees for five, has ...

Why access alone is not enough — from shorter workweeks and financial hedging to women's banking freedom in India.

A year after being the subject of a scathing review from The New York Times that sparked debate about the wellness of its working conditions, Amazon is now using its innovation capabilities to test ...

MEXICO CITY, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Mexico on Wednesday announced it would boost the minimum wage next year and push to trim the country's long work week, the latest moves by the country's leftist ...

Sep. 9 – European truckers, especially those in France, held up traffic yesterday as part of a protest against long working hours. According to reports from Britain’s BBC, UK truck drivers arriving at ...

Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a proposal to move the state from a standard 40-hour work week to a 32-hour work week. Sounds like a good idea for workers, but is it really? Washington Democratic ...