Andrew Barnes

Andrew Barnes is a business leader and advocate for innovative workplace practices. He is best known for promoting a four-day workweek, believing it can improve employee well-being and productivity. Barnes founded Perpetual Guardian, a trust and estate management company in New Zealand, where the four-day workweek trial showed positive results. His ideas challenge traditional work patterns, emphasizing work-life balance, mental health, and efficient work strategies. Barnes’s work aims to create healthier, more sustainable work environments, demonstrating that reducing hours can benefit both employees and organizations.