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Workplace researchers are predicting a gradual, steady increase in employers adopting the four-day work week over the next few years, outlining some common implementation obstacles in a new report.

There is growing evidence to support the viability and effectiveness of four-day work weeks and other reduced work-time models, says leading workplace academic Josh Bersin, in a paper released by his research company.

"While the critical mass of adoption to date has by and large been among small- and medium-size enterprises, we expect to see a sizable number of strategically significant, mid-market firms make this switch across various industries within one-to-two years..."