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A four-day working week could be the shot in the arm post-coronavirus tourism needs

  • Written by Jarrod Haar, Professor of Human Resource Management, Auckland University of Technology
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When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said recently, “I’ve heard lots of people suggesting we should have a four-day week”, she inevitably ignited debate.

Ardern was not, as some critics seemed to assume, just flying a kite. She was responding to various ideas about how to boost domestic tourism. Like...

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