Even after the pandemic shook up the workplace — pushing companies to remote and digital work — Monday to Friday, 9 to 5, is still considered "business hours." But it may only be a matter of time before that changes.

Nine out of 10 Canadians are interested in a four-day work week, according to a recent survey.

Some Canadian companies have already started testing out the four-day work week, as the idea gains popularity in many countries, particularly in European nations.

Today in The Conversation Canada, Jean-Nicolas Reyt, a management professor at McGill University, writes about five reasons why Canada should consider moving to a four-day work week.

"Over the past 150 years, work hours have been consistently decreasing despite resistance from employers. In the past, Canadian factory workers used to endure up to 12-hour workdays, six days a week, totalling a gruelling 72-hour work week," he writes.

"The standard work week was progressively reduced until it reached 40 hours in the 1960s."

Dolly Parton was singing about "workin' 9 to 5" in 1980, and it's still relevant today, but the song may need an update in the near future.

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