Definition(s):

“Reduced-load work is defined as working less than full time, for example, 4 instead of 5 days a week, and being paid less accordingly.“ (Lee & Kossek, 2004)

Lee, M.D. & Kossek, E. (2004). Crafting Lives that Work: A Six Year Retrospective on Reduced-Load Work in the Careers and Lives of Professionals and Managers.  School of Labor and Industrial Relations.  Michigan University.