Companies Offering Compressed Work Weeks
Browse 119+ companies offering Compressed Work Week—for a better work-life balance. 2,385+ open roles.
- Companies
- 119
- Average hours a week
- 39.1
- Average work-life score
- 62/100
119 companies
Schedules are researched from public sources. Where we found the company’s own page, it is linked as the source.
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How a compressed work week works
Full-time hours compressed into 4 days
Best for: people who would rather work longer days for an extra weekend day.
- Work standard 40-ish hours but compressed into 4 days
- Each working day is 9-10 hours instead of 8
- Same total hours, just reorganised
- Suits people who want an extra day off and are happy with longer working days
How we rank these companies
These companies are ordered by their work-life score — a 0–100 rating we calculate from each employer’s published policies, averaging 62 across the 119 companies on this page.
- Contracted hours carry the most weight — the fewer hours a full-time week actually is, the higher the score. A 40-hour week earns nothing here.
- Remote and schedule flexibility comes next: whether the role is genuinely remote, how much say you have over your hours, and whether core hours are fixed.
- Paid leave is scored above a 15-day baseline, so a statutory minimum adds nothing and a genuinely generous allowance does.
- The schedule itself can add or subtract. A genuine reduced-day week scores positively; a full-week perk such as unlimited PTO scores negatively, because it is not a reduction in hours.
Every company starts from the same baseline and is scored on the policies recorded in its profile, so a company that publishes more detail is scored more precisely. The same score appears on that company’s own page. Read the full scoring rubric
How we curate this list
We track employers and the schedule policies they publish, researched from public sources — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, flexible hours, generous leave and more. This page refreshes daily. Read our editorial standards. Know one we're missing? Suggest a company.
Last reviewed: September 25, 2026
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By country
- 4 Day Week Companies in the United Kingdom343 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in the United States207 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Canada37 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Germany30 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Australia22 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in France17 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in the Netherlands14 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Spain13 companies
Frequently asked questions
How many companies offer a compressed week schedule?
We list 119 companies offering compressed week. A compressed week fits a full-time week into fewer, longer days — the same hours, finished sooner. Prominent employers include Aloha Hospitality, Anglia Components, and Arizona State University. Browse the list above for company profiles and current open positions.
What's the typical pattern for a compressed week arrangement?
The specifics vary by company — how much leave, which days, or how flexibility is granted under a compressed week policy. Each company profile shows the exact version they operate.
Which industries most commonly adopt a compressed week schedule?
Technology, consulting, and professional services dominate adoption of the compressed week pattern. Engineering-heavy and knowledge-work roles are the most common, though an increasing number of design, marketing, and product-focused organisations appear in the listings. Click through to individual company pages for industry-specific context on how the schedule operates in practice.
How do vacation policies compare at compressed week employers?
Individual company profiles detail the exact PTO policy. Some employers combine the schedule with unlimited or generous PTO policies; others stick to standard allowances. Leave is separate from the schedule itself.
Is salary lower at companies offering a compressed week?
A compressed week policy describes how the week is organised rather than how many hours it holds, so it is not a pay question in itself; each company profile states the employer's schedule and benefits.