ABSTRACT
Offices and businesses that work on a five-day schedule could switch to the four-day schedule simply in the broad sense of just dropping one workday per week, though the details could still be complicated. Perhaps most importantly, for those workers who want to retain their previous incomes, assuming no change in hourly compensation, there would be a need to offer them two additional hours per day of work. Companies that operate six or seven days per week, such as retail stores, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, and many more service businesses, will not be able to close for three days per week. If reduced work hours indeed produce less output, then companies will need to hire additional employees to fill in the time required to produce their products and services. The four-day, 32-hour workweek can be implemented if a strong and credible leader takes the reins and makes the bold move. In that sense, "where there's a will, there's a way.".
