4 Day Work Week in France
In 2024, France's first national 4 day week pilot launched, improving on their 35hr / week legally mandated workweek.
Europe4 day week pilot + 35hr workweekImplemented
30.1
Avg Hrs/Week
25
Vacation Days
4 Day Week Trials & Pilots
4 Day Week Pilot (France)
Organized by Various French companies, Emlyon Business School
Jun 2024 - Dec 2024
50 companies
France's first national 4-day week pilot launched June 2024 in partnership with Emlyon Business School. ~50 companies adopted a 32-hour week with no pay cut. Building on France's existing 35-hour week law (Aubry law, since 2000). Companies like LDLC and Welcome to the Jungle had already demonstrated success with shorter weeks.
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4 Day Week Companies in France
10 companies
Cycloid
Cycloid is a platform engineering solutions provider offering hybrid cloud and DevOps tools, with a 100% remote team across Europe and a 4-day workweek.
4 Day Work Week (80%)
FranceFully Remote32h/week
Findymail
B2B email verification platform offering accurate prospecting data with a 4-day work week and remote flexibility across Europe.
4 Day Work Week
FranceFully Remote32h/week
Hoop
Hoop empowers teams to make better decisions faster through async-first tools, proving world-class software businesses can thrive with reduced workweeks and work-life balance.
4 Day Work Week
FranceFully Remote32h/week
PDFShift
API service simplifying PDF generation for developers, championing 4-day work weeks and work-life balance with a fully remote team.
4 Day Work Week
FranceFully Remote32h/week
PhantomBuster
Cloud-based automation and data extraction platform providing 130+ tools to automate sales and marketing workflows across LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
4 Day Work Week
FranceRemote First35h/week
Prisme.ai
Leader in visual AI technologies delivering innovative recognition and analysis solutions across finance, aviation, education, and manufacturing sectors.
4 Day Work Week
FranceHybrid32h/week
Sanofi
French global pharmaceutical company (NASDAQ: SNY) offering ~34 days off per year for US employees: 15 vacation + 2 floating + 3 personal + 9 US holidays + 5-day winter shutdown.
Generous PTO
FranceHybrid40h/week
Thales
Global technology leader in aerospace, defense, and security, creating safer, greener, and more inclusive solutions across 68 countries with 80,000+ employees.
4 Day Work Week (80%)
FranceHybrid32h/week
Ubisoft Montreal
Leading Montreal game studio creating iconic franchises like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, championing work-life balance with 4-day weeks and 6 weeks vacation.
4 Day Work Week (80%)
FranceOn-site32h/week
Weglot
Weglot revolutionizes website translation with swift, seamless multilingual solutions trusted by 70,000+ global brands, making the web accessible across languages.
4 Day Work Week
FranceHybrid36h/week