Hours

Business News

Here's How to Negotiate Flexible Work Hours

The traditional nine-to-five, Monday-through-Friday schedule does not work for everyone anymore.

Growing a Business

In Sweden, 6-Hour Workdays Boost Productivity, Energy and Happiness

Could shorter workdays benefit your company's bottom line?

Culture

What a 30-Hour Work Week is Really Like

Ready for a longer weekend?

Technology

Autoresponder: "Thank You for Your Email, But You Are Breaking the Law"

Could France's move to make it illegal to email or expect response outside office hours actually be damaging businesses?

Business News

Warehouse Workers Accuse Target of Not Paying Overtime, File Lawsuit

The lawsuit seeks class action status for misclassifying a position as exempt from overtime.

Growing a Business

Your Workplace Stress Is Killing You

According to a new study, our offices may be chipping years off our lives.

Business News

This Timeline Explains How the 40-Hour Workweek Came About

The fight for an eight-hour workday began in 1866 and ended in 1940.

Thought Leaders

9 in 10 Surveyed Choose Entrepreneurship, Despite the Sacrifices (Infographic)

A new study explains why business owners think the extra time and energy is worth it.

Science & Technology

Running Late? Google Maps Can Tell You If You'll Miss Closing Time.

If your destination will likely be closed by the time you arrive, you'll get a notification telling you as much.

Leadership

Why the CEO Should Be the First in and Last Out

It's your company. You can't expect anyone to work harder than you do.

Living

The Average American Works 47 Hours Per Week, Gallup Finds

Forget 9 to 5: Eighteen percent of full-time employees work more than 60 hours per week, according to the analytics company's latest Work and Education Survey.

Growing a Business

France's New Economics Minister Proposes Increase on 35-Hour Workweeks

Days prior to taking office, Emmanuel Macron suggested that unions should vote on certain 'exceptions' to a long-running and controversial French law.

Productivity

One of the World's Richest Men Wants a Three-Day Workweek

Speaking at a business conference in Paraguay, Mexican telecommunications billionaire Carlos Slim called for a 'radical overhaul' of the traditional workweek paradigm.