These reports are collections of country-specific market snapshots that highlight key statistics, trends, and players in the most important developing markets. The ongoing push for a four-day workweek isn’t the first time there’s been a movement to upend the traditional model of work. Then, Henry Ford reduced the workweek at his namesake company down to five days. He believed an extra day off would increase workers’ productivity and give workers more leisure time to spend more money — hopefully on Ford cars. Fast forward to today, and our norms appear ripe for a shake-up once again.
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Vannavada said 80% of employees who answered a survey conducted in January reported having very positive views of Copilot. Microsoft’s answer has been to create Copilots, which can be seen as homegrown ChatGPT-like experiences for existing enterprise customers. The company is bundling these with its existing software while offering customers access to many large language models. A Microsoft spokesman, Frank Shaw, said that the company is optimistic about its AI tools and that customers see a positive impact even at this early stage. Customers get a more finished version of the products than Microsoft employees, and the software giant is implementing feedback from all sources to improve the tools.
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When the pandemic began, Rent a Recruiter was already moving to a permanent remote-work model, and after hearing about the program the company decided to try the four-day week as well. To Prost, it was particularly important to ensure the switch didn’t hurt clients. Despite these reservations, Prost told me that not only had customers been supportive of the modified schedule, but some had even asked about implementing the policy themselves.
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