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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. The results show that short-term absence reduced by almost 40 percent, with 87 percent of employees reporting improvement in their mental health and a reduction in workplace stress. Global trials.

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How big a deal is 1.5°C vs. 2°C of global warming? Significant — here’s why

Ideas.Ted

Secretary-General António Guterres said back in 2018 in his address to the UN General Assembly — a statement that in hindsight now rings especially true. A United Nations report in 2018 concluded as much, saying back then that average global temperatures will likely reach 1.5°C The widely publicized “1.5°C With a 1.5°C

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