Could the traditional five-day workweek be a thing of the past? Many organizations across the globe have been piloting four-day workweeks to much success, and employers seem to be enthusiastic about the idea. According to a recent study, 21 percent of employers have adopted a four-day workweek for all staff in 2021, up from 18 percent in 2019. A majority of respondents—65 percent—said a four-day workweek is in place for at least some of their employees. Widespread remote work demonstrated that a flexible approach to employment could be successful. “The pandemic led to a situation where most firms were forced to implement remote work, and this has accelerated previous discussions that we have been having over the last two decades on flexible working,” said Rita Fontinha, associate professor of strategic human resource management at the University of Reading’s Henley Business School. “Working from home led to increased trust \[between employers and employees\] and awareness of other ways of measuring performance that go beyond presenteeism. The pandemic showed that flexibility works.”