The reason is that their busy workweeks leave them feeling drained.

原是周内忙碌工作让他们感到筋疲力尽。

Now, employees have the option of working a four-day workweek for four-fifths of their normal pay.

现在职员可以选择一周工作四天，工资降至平常水平五分之四。

In countries such as Belgium and Iceland, managers have seen great results since introducing four-day workweeks.

在比时和冰岛等国，自引入每周四天工作制以来，管理人员已经看到了巨大成果。

Thus, the shortened workweek would increase company profits.

此，缩短工作反而会增加公润。

Firms are experimenting with four-day workweeks as a way to improve retention and avoid burnout.

公正在试行每周四天工作制，以提高员工留任率，避免出现工作倦怠。

Finally, the option of a four-day workweek would be better for individual employees.

最后，这个一周工作四天选择对员工本人来说也更好。

The workweek has remained at above 40 hours. But people are working more weeks each year.

尽管一星期工作时间仍是40个小时左右，但是人们一年要工作更多星期。

But one man, in particular, was responsible for turning the weekend into an official part of the workweek.

但有一个人在让周末成为工作周一个正式部分中扮演着重要角色。

Compared to other highly industrialized nations, the United States has one of the longest average workweeks at 34.4 hours per week.

与其他高度工业化国家相比，美国拥有长达34.4每周工时，是这些国家中最长之一。

Things like the 40-hour workweek and overtime are two of the most basic pillars of a middle class life.

诸如每周工作40小时和加班费是中产阶级生活两个最基本支柱。

Their efforts are why we can enjoy things like the 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, and a minimum wage.

他们争取是我们应该享有诸如每周工作40 小时，加班工资和最低工资权益。

Most European countries had implemented a standard 40-hour workweek by the 1970s.

到 1970 年代， 大多数欧洲国家都实施了标准每周 40 小时工作制。

It's now taking up to 85 percent of most people's workweeks.

它现在占据了大多数人每周工作时间 85%。

That's for most people their workweek.

这是大多数人工作周。

This meant day care owners like Melissa could guarantee their staff a 40-hour workweek.

这意味着像梅丽莎这样托中心业主可以保证他们员工每周工作 40 小时。

And you could ask people to work more because the Dutch have the shortest workweek in the developed world, averaging 30 hours.

你可以要求人们多工作，为荷兰人每周工作时间是发达国家中最短，平均 30 小时。

The number of hours a typical person works is 40 hours, so a 40-hour workweek.

一个典型人工作小时数是 40 小时，所以每周工作 40 小时。

We all generally have a 40-ish hour workweek.

我们通常每周工作 40 个小时左右。

On January 3, Chinese video-streaming platform LeTV announced that it would offer its employees the option of four-and-a-half day workweeks.

1 月 3 ，中国视频流媒体平台乐视宣布，将为员工提供每周工作 4 天半选择。

The typical workweek in the United States is Monday through Friday.

在美国，典型工作周是周一到周五。