4 day work week to remain in place after success in UK companies

Around 3,000 workers are set to continue working under the four day work week after a six month trial of the work schedule proved successful in the UK.

The organisations involved included recruitment firms, a brewery, a fish and chip shop and a software developers’ business.They were all guided by the non-profit 4 Day Week Global, the UK’s 4 Day Week Campaign and think tank Autonomy. The workers had their days reduced from June to December with no loss off pay to see whether this would prove a better way of working.

Taking to Twitter, 4 Day Week Campaign wrote how the new format works, saying that 92% of companies will keep it.

Burn out reportedly decreased by 71%, sick days down by 65% and revenue up 1.4% on average. ‘No question about it – the UK’s 4 day week trial was a huge success.’

Only 4% off participants decided that they will definitely not continue the 4 day work week, with companies involved in the trial rating the overall experience an average of 8.5 out of 10.

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