Top trends from the World of Work

The concept of a four-day work week started out a few years ago as a social experiment. The concept – giving employees an extra day off each week for the same pay – sounded implausible and unrealistic.

But this month, two big tech companies are joining the movement and offering their employees a four-day work week. Plus, a new four-day work week trial begins in the UK for the first time with dozens of companies on board.

“I couldn’t imagine running a company any other way,” one CEO said. In our 2021 Resetting Normal research, there was overwhelming support for a more flexible working schedule in the future. Has the four-day work week finally become mainstream?

Studies show that half of today’s 5-year-olds will live to 100. Here’s what that means for the world of work – and the pace of work as we know it.

Microsoft is betting big on the metaverse: they’ve purchased gaming company Activision Blizzard, positioning them as a major rival to Facebook.

In the U.S., workers quit their jobs at record levels in November.

Last year was Earth’s fifth hottest on record, European scientists announced.

Ikea is cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate because of COVID exposure.