Could the Iran War Accelerate the Shift to Four‑Day Workweeks?

Rising energy costs from the Iran war are renewing debate over whether companies could cut the workweek to conserve fuel.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

Iranian container ship ‘Nora’ moored in Kalundborg Harbor, Denmark. Photo: Getty Images

As the nearly five-week war with Iran sends prices of gas, food, and other goods ever higher, some observers are wondering whether the otherwise grim situation may eventually produce an unexpectedly happy development for employees. Not only might the increasing cost of fuel convince more businesses to again relax recently tightened work from office requirements, this thinking goes, but many could........

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