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Webinar

May 15, 2025

Catch up with our latest webinar:

Tracking Stress: Leveraging Innovative Data Sources in Work Time Reduction Initiatives

  • Julia Backmann

  • Johannes Hüby

Abstract: 

In this workshop, we explore innovative ways to measure stress during organizational work time reduction initiatives. Drawing on insights from the German pilot study, we introduce a variety of stress measurement approaches—from surveys and interviews to hair samples and biometric data. The core focus will be on our approach to collecting objective stress and health data using wearable tracking devices over several months. We will share practical insights on how the study was designed, how we partnered with organizations and technology providers, and what our dataset currently looks like. Moreover, participants will gain an understanding of the strengths and limitations of different stress measurement methods and and key preliminary findings from comparing survey-based and physiological data.

Webinar 

January 16, 2025

Trade Unions and Working Time Reduction

  • Dr Agnieszka Piasna, Senior Researcher

  • European economic, employment and social policies
    European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
    Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 20 – 1000 Bruxelles
    Belgium
    www.etui.org 

Webinar 

November 21, 2024

4-Day Week: Results from a Government-Backed Trial in Portugal

  • Dr. Rita Fontinha, Associate Professor of Strategic Human Resources at Henley Business School, University of Reading.

  • Prof. Pedro Gomes, Professor of Economics, Birkbeck Business School, Birkbeck University of London

Webinar

October 10, 2024

Revolutionising Local Authorities: Insights from the UK's First Local Government Four-Day Week Trial

  • Daiga Kamerade (University of Salford),

  • Liz Watts (South Cambs District Council)

  • Brendan Burchell (University of Cambridge)

Webinar 

April 11th, 2024

Catch up with our second webinar, “Does Less Equal More? Exploring Gendered Experiences of Time Use and Work-Life Balance in 4-Day Week Global Trials”, by Dr Orla Kelly (University College Dublin).

Webinar 

February 1st, 2024

Catch up with our first webinar, “Do four-day week employee well-being improvements affect company outcomes?”, by Profs Juliet Schor and Wen Fan (Boston College).

Contact us:

Professor Brendan Burchell

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