Why don't more bosses implement a four-day workweek? Doctors, executives and human resource experts say it would be great for the American workforce. People would have more time to see the dentist, hang out with their children and get errands done. Workers would be happier, and morale would improve. Instead, much of America is still on a five-day week, with just two precious days on the weekend. Google (GOOG) boss Larry Page praised the idea of a reduced workweek at a business summit last week. "The idea that everyone needs to work frantically to meet people's needs is just not true," he said. People need to feel busy and productive, he said, but they don't need to work so much to get there. "Most people like working, but they'd also like to have more time with their family or to pursue their own interests," Page added. "So that would be one way to deal with the problem, is if you had a coordinated way to just reduce the workweek." The merits of a four-day workweek have been proven repeatedly....
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