A UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LABOR PROFESSOR SAYS THE IDEA OF A FIVE-DAY WORK WEEK IS LONG OVERDUE FOR AN OVERHAUL. 

ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULES AND WORKING REMOTELY REALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SHINE DURING THE PANDEMIC, SO NOW MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER IF A FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK IS FEASIBLE. PROFESSOR ROBERT BRUNO SAYS PILOT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN IT CAN WORK.

BRUNO SAYS THE KEY IS DISMISSING THE NOTION THAT MORE DAYS AND HOURS ON THE JOB EQUALS MORE GETTING DONE.

BRUNO SAYS ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TIME FOR A HEALTHY WORK-LIFE BALANCE CAN LOWER THE RISK OF BURNOUT AND WORKER DISSATISFACTION. HE NOTES THAT A SHORTER WORK WEEK MAY BE DIFFICULT IN SOME INDUSTRIES, BUT THAT CHANGES COULD BE MADE SUCH AS HOLDING SCHOOL YEAR ROUND BUT ONLY MONDAYS THROUGH THURSDAYS.