The 4-Day Workweek

Evidence-based research on the benefits of a 4-day workweek, compiled from 60+ global trials, peer-reviewed studies, and government pilot programs.

Live site: https://4-days-workweek-production.up.railway.app

Research topics

#	Topic	Description
01	Productivity & Business	Microsoft Japan (+40%), revenue impacts, retention, case studies
02	Health & Wellbeing	Burnout (-71%), stress, sleep, gender equality, WHO data
03	Environment & Society	Carbon reduction (127M tonnes), energy, policy, historical context
04	Implementation Guide	Models (100-80-100), counterarguments, expert advice

All research files are in /research with full source attribution and URLs.

Languages

• English (default): /
• French: /fr/

Stack

• Astro with content collections
• Tailwind CSS v4 + typography plugin
• Deployed on Railway with sleep mode

Development

npm install
npm run dev       # localhost:4321
npm run build     # production build
npm run start     # run production server

Project structure

research/
  en/                     # English markdown research files
  fr/                     # French markdown research files
src/
  components/
    Nav.astro             # Navigation with language switcher
    Footer.astro
  layouts/
    Layout.astro          # Shared layout with i18n support
  pages/
    index.astro           # EN home
    [slug].astro          # EN article pages
    fr/
      index.astro         # FR home
      fr/[slug].astro     # FR article pages
  i18n.ts                 # Translations and language utilities
  content.config.ts       # Astro content collection schema

License

Research is compiled from public sources cited in each document. Code is MIT.