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A number of employers around the world have tried out four-day workweeks in recent years. In Turkey, one company just became the country’s first to not only trial the schedule, but adopt it permanently.
Where in the world? Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS, an acrylic fiber company based outside Istanbul, recently said it would make its four-day workweek permanent, according to Fortune.
The company began trialing a shortened workweek in 2023. Its 200 white-collar workers were given the opportunity to work a shorter week for the same salary and benefits, and were allowed to make their own schedule: Some took one day