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Trialling the two-day workweek

The results of one firm’s experiment with a bold new idea

An illustration of an office worker crammed into a box on which the words Monday and Tuesday are written.
Image: Paul Blow

We have completed our pilot of the two-day workweek, and present our findings below. We would like to thank the leadership team for being imaginative enough to allow this experiment. We are also very sorry.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “The two-day workweek”

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