Microsoft’s 4 day workweek led to 40% boost in productivity

Microsoft Japan closed its offices every Friday in August and found that labor productivity increased by 39.9% compared with August 2018, the company said.

…The company said it also reduced the time spent in meetings by implementing a 30-minute limit and encouraging remote communication.

…It’s not just the employees who benefited from Microsoft’s four-day-workweek experiment — Microsoft found that it helped preserve electricity and office resources as well. The number of pages printed decreased by 58.7%, while electricity consumption was down by 23.1% compared with August 2018, the company said.

Microsoft’s 4 day workweek led to 40% boost in productivity – Insider

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