On firmer ground: - Iceland’s ongoing experience of shorter working weeks

● While the successful results of the initial trials are well- known, this report focuses on the enduring impact of the shorter working week in Iceland, adding to the growing research body on the longer-term effects of working time reduction. [...] ● The report analyses the results of an employment market survey conducted by the Social Science Research Institute (an institute at the University of Iceland) for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and The Administration of Occupational Safety and Health, to understand job patterns, work environment, and the reasons why individuals left paid employment. [...] 6 The Autonomy Institute 2024 ● The report makes a number of recommendations, all of which would unlock further work-life balance and quality of life: ○ The private sector needs to participate fully in the re- duction of hours and learn from the public sector. [...] Available at: frettasafn/stytting-vinnuvikunnar-arangur-bsrb 10 The Autonomy Institute 2024 and other organisations.11 This is achieved through analysing the results of an employment market survey conducted by the Social Science Research Institute (an institute at the University of Iceland) for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and The Administration of Occu. [...] However, early added costs due to the reduced work-time by the whole public sector in 2022 are estimated to be no more than 0.11% of the total budget: a small sum in the context of increased quality of life for thousands of workers.26 Labour productivity in Iceland has increased the most of the Nordics in the last five years.