Four-day workweek

A four-day workweek is a week that includes four instead of five days per week on which work is done.

Those who support a four-day workweek say that it increases productivity, motivation and satisfaction and decreases electricity consumption and stress because workers have longer weekend breaks.^[1]^[2]

Singapore

Since 2021, Raffles Institution in Singapore has used a four-day school week for junior college students (Years 5 and 6). There are no normal classes on Wednesday. This "gap day" in the middle of the week is for rest, studying alone, group work, or extra learning. The school made this change after learning moved online during COVID-19. The goal was to help students feel better and use their time well. A newspaper said that in 2021, 89% of Year 6 and 95% of Year 5 students thought the gap day helped them. Exam results stayed the same.^[3]

References

↑ Unilever is experimenting with a 4-day work week (in en). Fortune. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
↑ Booth, Robert (19 February 2019). "Four-day week: trial finds lower stress and increased productivity". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/feb/19/four-day-week-trial-study-finds-lower-stress-but-no-cut-in-output. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑ Belmont, Lay. Raffles Institution JC students already living with 4-day school week (in en). mothership.sg (2022-09-05). Retrieved 2025-06-17.

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[1] Unilever is experimenting with a 4-day work week (in en). Fortune. Retrieved 2021-10-15.

[2] Booth, Robert (19 February 2019). "Four-day week: trial finds lower stress and increased productivity". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/feb/19/four-day-week-trial-study-finds-lower-stress-but-no-cut-in-output. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[3] Belmont, Lay. Raffles Institution JC students already living with 4-day school week (in en). mothership.sg (2022-09-05). Retrieved 2025-06-17.

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