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Australian companies consider 4-day work week

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If one of your new year’s resolutions was to improve your work-life balance, a job with a 4-day work week could be the answer. It may sound like a dream, but the chance to have a long weekend every single week is fast becoming a reality with more Australian companies, big and small, making the change.
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