Andrew Yang Calls For Serious Look At 4 Day Workweeks Says 3 Day Weekends Are Better Than 2 Day Weekends
“3-Day weekends are better than 2-Day weekends. We should seriously look at 4-day workweeks. Studies show that we would be just as productive. It would create jobs at the margins and improve mental health,” Yang tweeted Monday. Attached to his comment was a Washington Post article about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s recent Facebook video about boosting domestic tourism as the country comes out of lockdown. In the video, Ardern briefly floated the idea of a four-day workweek, though she said, “Ultimately, that really sits between employers and employees....