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Germany trials the four-day workweek: "Free time is invaluable"

Germany's four-day workweek trial may be the solution to greater productivity, worker satisfaction, and work-life balance.

It’s for this reason that Intraprenör, a small HR consultancy firm, went knocking on the door of 4 Day Week Global, whose successful trial involving 60 companies in the UK garnered much attention last year. Kirchner, on the other hand, highlights the sudden ease in recruiting and greater motivation within his teams—an observation shared by his 23-year-old communications officer, Freya Mefus. By the end of this year, many European countries will have followed suit and joined the experiment—once again led by 4 Day Week Global: Italy, Norway, Belgium, Croatia, and France.

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