U.K. Companies Launch Largest Trial to Explore Four-Day Workweek

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Some 3,300 workers in 70 U.K. companies – started a 4 day work week pilot program, the largest trial of its kind.

June 7, 2022 -- In the ongoing effort to improve work-life balance, a new program has launched in Britain that aims to answer the question “Can you work just four days a week and still be as productive as you were working five?”

They’ll get all of their pay for working just four days instead of five – in exchange for trying to keep up their productivity,Even before the pandemic upended work habits around the world, many employees and companies were exploring alternatives to the traditional Monday-through-Friday routine. A large trial in Iceland found no trop in productivity – along with a sharp improvement in self-reported wellbeing. Experiments have also been launched in other countries, including the U.S., where people want more freedom and flexibility.

 

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