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    Microsoft Japan’s four-day work week boosted productivity by 40 percent

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    Marc DeAngelis
    Marc DeAngelis
    11.05.2019

    The phrase "four-day work week" fills many people with a sense of ease and optimism, but most of us only get a handful of them per year. Microsoft Japan decided to give its 2,300 employees every Friday in August off and measure the results, according to The Guardian. The company reported happier workers and a 40 percent gain in productivity.