The progressive New Economics Foundation in London identifies potential 10 benefits from a 30-hour workweek, along with its reasoning:

Smaller carbon footprint. Countries with shorter average hours tend to have a smaller ecological footprint, according to the foundation.
Stronger economy. If handled properly, a move toward a shorter workweek would improve social and economic equality, easing dependence on debt-fuelled growth.
Better employees. Those who work less tend to be more productive per hour than those regularly pushing themselves beyond 40 hours.
Lower unemployment. A shorter workweek would help redistribute paid and unpaid time more evenly across the population.
Improved well-being. Giving employees more time to spend as they choose would greatly reduce stress levels and improve overall well-being, as well as mental and physical health.
More equality between men and women. Moving toward a shorter workweek would help change attitudes about gender roles; promote more-equal shares of paid and unpaid work; and help revalue jobs traditionally associated with women.
Higher-quality, affordable childcare. Besides bringing down the cost of childcare, working fewer hours would give parents more time to spend with their children.
More time for families, friends and neighbors. Spending less time in paid work would enable people to spend more time with and care for each other.
Making more of later life. A shorter and more flexible working week could make the transition from employment to retirement much smoother, spread over a longer period of time. People could reduce their hours gradually over a decade or more.
Stronger democracy. People would have more time to participate in local activities, to find out what's going on around them, to engage in politics, locally and nationally, to ask questions and to campaign for change.

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