The four-day workweek: Is Europe ready for the shift?

The four-day workweek: Is Europe ready for the shift?

What if you could work fewer hours without losing pay? Some European countries are already testing the four-day workweek, and the results are in higher productivity, happier employees, and less burnout. But while some are working less, others are working more, like in Greece, where a six-day workweek has been introduced in certain sectors. So, is Europe really moving toward a better work-life balance, or is the dream of shorter workweeks just a luxury for a lucky few?


In this episode of Europe Talks Back, together with Barbara De Micheli (Head of the Social Justice Unit at Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini) and Catarina Bargas (Specialist on working time and work organization at the International Labour Organisation) we explore the shifts in work culture, the policies shaping our future, and what it really means to work to live, not just survive.


This episode was hosted and produced by Evi Kiorri.

The editing was done by Alexander Damiano Ricci.

Sound editing was done by Daniel Gutierrez Ortega.

And the Original sound theme is by Thomas Kusberg.



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