A four-day workweek may no longer be a ‘future dream’ after nine in 10 companies said they’d extend the policy beyond a six-month trial 🥳️
A four-day workweek may no longer be a ‘future dream’ after nine in 10 companies said they’d extend the policy beyond a six-month trial.
Nearly half said productivity has ‘maintained around the same level’, while 34% said it ‘improved slightly’ and 15% reported it ‘improved significantly’.The pilot is being organised by nonprofits 4 Day Week Global and 4 Day Week UK Campaign alongside Autonomy, which studies the impact of labour on well-being, and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College.
Joe Ryle, the campaign director for the 4 Day Week Campaign, said: ‘Ultimately, it’s about giving us the time to live happier, more fulfilled lives. It’s a change that’s long overdue.’has found that British workers work an average of 42 hours per week, nearly two more hours than the EU average.
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