The four-day workweek is new standard for 40% of companies, EY survey finds

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Description: A cooling economy, rising mortgage rates and mass layoffs have done little to dampen executive demand for expanded office presence and increased flexibility for office workers, a new report from Ernst and Young found.  The consulting firm on Wednesday released its second annual EY Future Workplace Index, which showed a growing appetite for hybrid work and an increase in both the use of flexible working options and the presence of a four-day workweek.

​Source: CNBC.com video report

Date: Nov 07, 2022

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/16/four-day-workweek-is-new-standard-for-40percent-of-companies-ey-study-finds.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the research found by EY.
  • Why do you you think these changes have come about?
  • What are the challenges for management and employees with these new hybrid work structures?