AdvertisementThe 40-hour workweek isn't working. Reducing it could help with productivity18:02Download AudioResumeOctober 05, 2021Ruth TamClare Marie SchneiderfacebookEmailA lot of things have changed since the five-day workweek began in the 1930s, and what's now considered the normal workweek doesn't support many workers, says U.K.-based researcher Will Stronge. (Olivia Fields for NPR)