As the traditional 40-hour workweek faces increasing scrutiny, employees are calling for new approaches to improving productivity and quality of life. Work Time Reduction, in collaboration with FlexOS, conducted this research to explore employee perspectives on reduced-hour workweeks.

With insights from hundreds of participants across various industries, the findings uncover employees’ preferences, challenges, and trade-offs they are willing to make for fewer but more meaningful work hours.

This report sheds light on what employees value most, the persistence of overwork, and the barriers to adopting shorter work schedules.