Democratic Rep. Mark Takano of California introduced legislation in Congress this week to shorten the workweek from five days to four.
The proposed bill is called the “Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act.”
Takano said, “It’s well past time that Americans have more time to live their lives, and not just work.”
Trials of a four-day workweek in Iceland were deemed an “overwhelming success” by researchers in a July report.
Democratic Rep. Mark Takano of California tweeted that he has introduced legislation to shorten the workweek to 32 hours. https://t.co/umkfvABsMa
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) August 19, 2021
Spain and New Zealand are also experimenting with a four-day workweek.
As an employee, would you like to see a four-day workweek? If you are a business owner, do you think it would have a positive or negative impact?
