Think tank calls for 21-hour working week

Cutting the working week to 21 hours could address problems such as unemployment, overwork and high carbon emissions, according to think tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF).

The report – entitled 21 hours – examines the case for a radical re-think of the nine-to-five, five-day working week and predicts that shorter working hours are set to become the norm.

According to NEF, there are several forces pushing us towards a shorter working week:  

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