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Four-Day Work Week Trials Show 20% Productivity Gain With Zero Revenue Loss
A landmark study of 61 UK companies that ran a six-month four-day work week trial found productivity rose by an average of 20%, with not a single participating firm reporting a revenue decline.
Sarah Mitchell May 11, 2026
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Global Cost-of-Living Crisis: How Middle-Class Families Are Adapting
With inflation reshaping household budgets in 40 countries, a new OECD report documents how middle-income families are cutting back, side-hustling, and redefining prosperity.
James Okafor May 8, 2026
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Remote Work in 2025: Companies Winning the Return-to-Office War Are Outliers
New workplace data shows that despite high-profile mandates from major corporations, the majority of knowledge workers globally remain in hybrid or fully remote arrangements four years after the pandemic.
Apr 30, 2026
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