by Admin on Oct 18, 2022 12:00:00 AM
While the concept of a four-day workweek isn't new, it's not very common across workplaces. In 2020, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found only 32% of U.S. employers offered a four-day workweek.
But as employees have begun centering work-life balance as a priority in their jobs and employers face historic talent shortages, the idea of shorter workweeks has gained traction. Workplace leaders have only recently had the opportunity to test its efficacy in large-scale trials. Last summer, the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter tested the four-day workweek. This past summer, thousands of U.K. workers piloted a four-day workweek and reported positive results across multiple industry segments.
DNSFilter, a cybersecurity company, piloted a four-day workweek in the summer of 2021 and then decided to keep an alternating four-day week as a permanent policy. Employees are permitted to work a 32-hour workweek one week, then a 40-hour week, and the next two groups alternate four-day weeks—thus ensuring five-day coverage every week while still giving the workforce two three-day weekends per month.
In an increasingly interconnected world, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought both promise and concern. As AI continues to evolve, so does the debate surrounding the potential risks it poses.
A phishing attack is a form of cybercrime where the attacker poses as a trusted entity to trick victims into revealing sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, credit card details, and more.
As we noted yesterday, CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman testified before US Congress this week to discuss ways to mitigate the potential perils of artificial intelligence. Wired reports that senators at the hearing from both sides of the aisle voiced their desire to create a federal agency devoted solely to regulating AI.