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Can a Veterinary Clinic Work a 4 Day Week? A Case Study of Kronobäck’s Veterinary Clinic in Sweden
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Can a Veterinary Clinic Work a 4 Day Week? A Case Study of Kronobäck’s Veterinary Clinic in Sweden

Ida Wallin is a registered animal nurse, owner and CEO of Kronobäck's Veterinary Clinic. She had worked in the veterinary industry for more than 20 years when she decided to start her own business. The team works to take care of small animals, i.e. dogs, cats and other small pets - with the same salary, but now 4 days a week.

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Can a police department work a 4 day week? (A case study of Golden Police Department)
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Can a police department work a 4 day week? (A case study of Golden Police Department)

In July 2023, the Golden Police Department (GPD) in Golden, Colorado, embarked on an innovative journey to improve employee morale, retention, and productivity. They launched a six-month pilot program, transitioning their full-time employees from a traditional 40-hour workweek to a 32-hour workweek, without any reduction in pay.

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Case study - Sharjah Government
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Case study - Sharjah Government

An exercise in boosting productivity, health and family cohesion. In January 2022, Sharjah Government implemented a 4 day week scheme, making them the first local government in the United Arab Emirates to shorten the work week. Read on to learn about the impact this had on job performance, employee mental health and the local economy.

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Case study - Kickstarter
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Case study - Kickstarter

Kickstarter is the leading crowdfunding platform for funding creative projects. Each year, they help fund about 20,000 creative projects across art, film, design, games, and publishing and drive about $700M in funding through our online platform. Their Chief Strategy Officer, Jon Leland, tells us how their 4 day week experience has been since launching it in 2021.

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Case Study - The Walk
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Case Study - The Walk

The Walk is an integrated marketing agency, based in Australia, working with leading brands around the world. Its co-founder and digital director, Nick Cantor shares their learnings from participating on a 4 Day Week Global pilot program and offers words of advice to those considering the move.

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Case Study - Trio Media
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Case Study - Trio Media

Trio Media is a full service digital marketing agency based in Leeds, UK. They help clients across a variety of industries with website design and builds, SEO, PPC and social media, along with supporting their overall digital marketing strategies. Their CEO, Claire Daniels shares her insights and experience of participating on 4 Day Week Global’s UK trial in 2022.

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Case Study - Momentum Mental Health
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Case Study - Momentum Mental Health

Momentum Mental Health is a community mental health service with a team of 14 staff based in Queensland, Australia, who recently took part in our pilot program. Their CEO, Debbie Bailey shares her motivation for joining, lessons learned from the challenges faced, and words of advice to other business leaders considering making the switch.

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Case Study - Ireland
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Case Study - Ireland

In February 2022, 4 Day Week Global launched the first of several coordinated international trials. It involved 614 employees across Ireland, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. The research involved surveying employees at the beginning, midpoint and end of the trial, compiling time-use diaries of employees’ days off, collecting monthly data on organisational performance and interviewing employees and managers at the end of the trial.

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Case Study - Ice Group
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Case Study - Ice Group

ICE Group is a growing, dynamic and vibrant multi-service company. We regard change as an opportunity for further development. Our commitment is a never-ending quest for perfection, providing even greater value and service to our customers and greater prosperity for each of us.

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