The 4 Day Week

has landed in Australia…

Around the world, businesses from different sectors and different sizes, are making the change.

Iceland, Scotland, Spain, the UAE - many countries have made the change, or have committed to trials.

It’s Australia’s turn.

Why move to a 4 Day Week?

For Business

  • Happier employees - work satisfaction increases, productivity is maintained

  • Reduction in cost - less sick days, less staff turnover

For Workers

  • Work-life balance - supporting rest, leisure, life admin

  • Health and wellbeing - better sleep, time to exercise, shop & cook

  • Positive work life - less stress and less burnout

For Gender Equity

  • Caring - work-life balance supports greater sharing of caring responsibilities

  • Work-force participation - women are not penalised for being over-represented in part-time work and have opportunity to increase their work-time

For our Community

  • Connection - more time to participate in community activities, building social cohesion and inclusion - so everyone feels connected

  • Volunteer - an extra day to spend time supporting the issues that matter to you

For the Environment

  • A smaller carbon footprint - the potential for less commuting, less energy use in offices

  • Sustainable lifestyles - more time to make environmentally-positive choices at home