{"id":665869,"date":"2025-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/25\/the-seven-day-workweek-is-the-new-four-day-workweek\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T00:00:00","slug":"the-seven-day-workweek-is-the-new-four-day-workweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/25\/the-seven-day-workweek-is-the-new-four-day-workweek\/","title":{"rendered":"The seven-day workweek is the new four-day workweek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>No more weekends for you. You\u2019re welcome. <\/strong>Five day, 40-hour workweeks have been the standard since 1926 \u2014 and we have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/22f8eeb7-3492-42d5-97d9-263810a4147d\/five-workplace-trends-for-2023#:~:text=%235%2D%20Four%2Dday%20workweek%20instead%20of%20a%20five%2Dday%20workweek%3A\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Ford<\/a> to thank (or blame) for that. But over the past few years, we\u2019ve been witnessing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2023\/jan\/22\/work-less-live-more-is-it-time-to-end-the-five-day-week\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">shift<\/a> \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/12\/business\/four-day-workweek-survey\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a> employers are slowly adopting a 32-hour four-day work week after research (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/autonomy.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-results-are-in-The-UKs-four-day-week-pilot.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) reached a consensus: employees who worked four days were significantly happier and more <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/64b5038c-48b8-4a85-81fd-7ebc8a401664\/the-problem-with-getting-things-done\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">productive<\/a> than those who worked traditional hours. But now, four-day work weeks might be old news\u2026 How do you feel about working the whole week instead?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s not an overcorrection, it\u2019s doubling down. <\/strong>A few weeks ago, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/aled-nelmes?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Aled Nelmes<\/a>, founder and CEO of Welsh search marketing agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/company\/lumen-seo?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Lumen<\/a>, took to LinkedIn to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/aled-nelmes_were-abandoning-the-4-day-work-week-activity-7315643533367889920-gMFF\/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAHq2kgB5A_2xdqjBE0H1pItP7KKfXJjXVY\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announce<\/a> that they will be letting go of the four-day work week in favor for a seven-day workweek \u2014 an opener that at first glance would imply that the company is letting traditional work weeks win. But a second glance shows Nelmes wanting to double down on the flexibility offered by the four-day model. Nelmes cited an uptick in mental health, output quality, and retention due to their four-day workweeks, and sought to take it further with a flexible seven-day workweek trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Instead of enforcing a 32-hour four-day work week, Nelmes is letting his team decide <\/strong><strong>when they want to work their 32-hours. <\/strong>This essentially means that Lumen employees could now work any time, anywhere, with no set schedule enforced. The CEO notes in his post that work should be a life-enhancing experience, integrated with daily life in a more fluid manner \u2014 he emphasizes that this change will support <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6156b6a2-bf48-473b-910f-4faedd0873e0\/the-high-performer%25e2%2580%2599s-guide-to-rest\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">high performers<\/a>, ease the burden on parents, and allow women more flexibility in regards to working during menstrual periods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s the catch? <\/strong>Well, there doesn\u2019t seem to be one yet \u2014 but there needs to be some coordination to get this to actually work. According to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f0c32e2c-7a2e-4532-b1ac-7d26a36f9fc2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a>, Lumen\u2019s new system will see tasks assigned at the beginning of each week, with a system letting everyone know who\u2019s presently available and who\u2019s not. Aside from two-three hours per week where everyone needs to be online, the world is your time-managed oyster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>So far, it seems Lumen is walking this experimental path alone<\/strong> \u2014 and time has yet to prove whether or not the experiment will work. As RTO mandates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7f51c27c-4b18-457e-bffa-1562143ea803\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyou%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emay%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253enot%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ewant%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eto%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253egive%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eup%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyour%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eremote%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ejob%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ejust%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyet%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7f51c27c-4b18-457e-bffa-1562143ea803\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyou%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emay%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253enot%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ewant%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eto%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253egive%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eup%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyour%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eremote%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ejob%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ejust%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyet%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">increase<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7f51c27c-4b18-457e-bffa-1562143ea803\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyou%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emay%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253enot%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ewant%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eto%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253egive%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eup%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyour%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eremote%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ejob%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ejust%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eyet%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> and remote jobs prove more <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/looking-for-remote-work-survey-says-remote-jobs-are\/488538\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">difficult<\/a> to find, it\u2019s not looking too sunny on flexibility lane for employees craving change worldwide \u2014 but it\u2019s not all bad news. FT notes that job postings mentioning four-day work weeks have \u201cnoticeably\u201d increased since 2020 \u2014 though it\u2019s also pivotal to note that they still make up less than 1% of all job postings across the US, Germany, France, Canada and the UK. 32-hour work weeks unbound by days are a dream \u2014 one that has come true for a select few in Wales, but unlikely to manifest itself exponentially \u2014 or globally \u2014 any time soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Could companies in Om El Donia follow Nelmes\u2019 example? <\/strong>Improbable? Yes. Impossible? No. Egypt\u2019s long-awaited <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/c3348605-6514-4ab2-a137-3d3de95ceb81\/the-long-awaited-new%253cmark%253e-labor%253c%2Fmark%253e-law-is-finally-here\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">labor act<\/a> \u2014 passed in April 2025 and expected to come into effect in October 2025 \u2014 officially recognizes modern ways of working, including remote work, part-time contracts, flexible and split-hour arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seven-day workweek could mean less work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":665870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215],"tags":[928,633,638,1120],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-665869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-your-commute","tag-employment","tag-enterprisepm","tag-for-your-commute","tag-office-life","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"54fe2f6d-3fd0-483b-ba0f-e06545238a12","order":"3","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/2022.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"","related_issue":[665864],"teaser":"A seven-day workweek could mean less work","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/5\/.790e186e-082e-4e69-a267-fa930c349ff5.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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