The four-day work week then and now: From the archives

Employees are looking for increased flexibility in the workplace and various employers now offer options to staff that include some work-at-home days. As the below article from the Washington Post notes, “people want more flexible work times and office rules.” For some, that means a four-day work week — a concept that the Kellogg’s cereal company pioneered in the 1930s. The following two Calgary newspaper articles also show the idea was on the rise in the 1970s. Read More