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Microsoft Japan tested a four-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%

04 Nov 2019 16:18 | JHRS (Administrator)

For the month of August, Microsoft Japan experimented with a new project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019, giving its entire 2,300-person workforce five Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/

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