Why are we stuck with a 40-hour work week?

Why are we stuck with a 40-hour work week?

Careers Image: © taniasv/Stock.adobe.com Though we have the tools and technology to work less and live better, we have yet to reach this vision for society. Toby Phillips explains why.

In 1930, a year into the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes sat down to write about the economic possibilities for his grandchildren. Despite widespread gloom as the global economic order fell to its knees, the British economist remained upbeat, saying that the “prevailing world depression … blind[s] us to what is going on under the surface”.

In this essay , Keynes predicted that in 100 years’ time (ie 2030), society would […]

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