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Réduire le temps de travail hebdomadaire à 32 heures en 4 jours : dépÎt au Sénat
A bill to reduce weekly working time to 32 hours over 4 days has been submitted to the Senate. This proposal raises crucial questions for HR leaders and executives about work organization, employee engagement, and operational efficiency in a shifting labor landscape.
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Cette entreprise a instauré la semaine de 4 jours : elle découvre qu'un employé en profitait pour cumuler deux emplois !
A company implementing a four-day week discovered an employee using the freed-up time to work a second job. This case highlights an overlooked management challenge in shortened work schedules and raises questions about monitoring and employee commitment under this new model.
- đ«đ· Dynamique Entrepreneuriale
Semaine de 4 jours, travail hybride : quelles options marchent vraiment dans les PME ?
SMEs are testing alternative work arrangements including four-day weeks and hybrid models to reshape their operations. The article investigates which formats deliver tangible results for smaller businesses.
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Consulting / Training
Rotterdam, Pays-Bas
Since 2025-01-01
100% (100Percent)
Consumer Goods
San Diego (Californie), Ătats-Unis
Since 2024-10-01
360imprimir
E-commerce / Tech
Lisbonne, Portugal
Since 2022-10-01
4 Day Week Global
Royaume-Uni
Since 2022-06-01
4C Health
Non-profit
Rochester (Indiana), Ătats-Unis
Since 2022-09-01
AFAS Software
Tech / SaaS
Kontich, Belgique
Since 2025-07-01
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The four-day week, tested by the numbers
61 companies, around 2,900 employees, June-December 2022 â the largest pilot trial in the world to date.
- 92 % Companies that kept the four-day week
- +35 % Average revenue (vs comparable period)
- -57 % Staff attrition
- -71 % Employee burnout
70 %
of working people in France are in favor of a 32-hour week paid as 35.
Source: Ifop pour Politis, mars 2024Testimonials
âJ'ai gagnĂ© de l'argent avec cette mesure alors que je pensais en dĂ©penser !âTranslation: âI made money on this move when I expected it to cost me!â
âNos arrĂȘts maladie ont Ă©tĂ© divisĂ©s par deux. Et bien sĂ»r nos coĂ»ts sont aussi plus bas, car nous n'avons plus besoin d'autant d'espace et nos factures d'Ă©lectricitĂ© ont diminuĂ©.âTranslation: âOur sick leave has been halved. And of course our costs are lower too, because we no longer need as much space and our electricity bills have gone down.â
Andrew Barnes
Founder, Perpetual Guardian
The Better News, 28/11/2022quote as rendered in French by the source
âOn savait qu'on allait vivre une zone de tĂątonnements et ça a Ă©tĂ© le cas !âTranslation: âWe knew there would be a period of trial and error â and there was!â