From an economic flow point of view:
Time not spent working could be time working on spending.
But if people's wages don't increase when we go from a 5- to 4-day work week, where do consumers get the extra money to spend on that extra day off?
Yes. The leisure industry is, in fact, a real industry, and it is a service industry that creates a lot of employment.
But if people's wages don't increase when we go from a 5- to 4-day work week, where do consumers get the extra money to spend on that extra day off?