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Most of us look forward to a rare long weekend. But some Australians now enjoy a four-day week every week.

Queensland-based social impact workwear brand TradeMutt is already two months into trailing a four-day work week, with founders Ed Ross and Daniel Allen deeming the response to the six-month trial as “incredible.”

If you hate Mondays or only want to put the "bare minimum" into the day, you are in the wrong career. If you are living for the weekend, and you are counting down the days, you are in the wrong career

The four-day work week trials, sometimes referred to as the “100-80-100” model, have been labelled as a ‘resounding success’. But four big questions still need answers.

Untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces $10.9 billion per year — $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $146 million in compensation claims.

The vast document addresses small business issues in several key moments, calling for decision-makers to reassess the workplace awards system, reconsider how banks finance entrepreneurs, and better share innovative ideas with startups.

Over the 60 years to 2019-20, labour productivity (production per hour worked) grew at an average of 1.8% per year, which sounds small but compounds each year.

The average working week will blow out by two hours and wages will plummet 40% if Australia does not radically boost its productivity, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say Thursday, sending a clear message that industry — including small businesses — must find an edge or fall behind.

Teams under pressure often fall back on dysfunctional coping mechanisms that are deeply rooted in human evolutionary psychology.

Workplaces are reconsidering their flexible arrangements to stay relevant, competitive, and attractive to the very best talent. For business owners wondering how best to tackle this, it’s time to get curious, consider your options, and earn the commute. 

A national four-day work week trial has earned bipartisan support, with a new Senate report calling for the federal government to test the progressive scheme across industries and locations throughout Australia.

If someone’s slow day is Monday where they do the bare minimum but they get their work done the rest of the week, what’s the harm?