Gloucester-based recruitment firm Marvel will trial a new four-day working week for its employees from May 2024. The firm, which specialises in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, will reduce its working days from five to four as part of a three-month trial, with employees continuing to receive 100% of their pay and benefits. During […]
South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) has begun a four-day week pilot, which aims to explore the potential benefits of this kind of working week for its employees. The organisation’s 141 employees will work a 32-hour week over the course of four days during the pilot, reducing their current working week by three hours. They will […]
Cambridge City Council has approved a four-day working week trial for the Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service. Councillors approved the recommendations in a report presented to its Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee and a review of collection rounds to ensure vehicles are taking the most efficient routes and to accommodate the trial. The Shared Waste […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) consultant Springbok AI has implemented a permanent four-day working week following a successful year-long trial. The pilot programme saw improvements in productivity due to work optimisation and extended rest periods, with the firm’s average productivity level rising from 6.6/10 in June 2022 to 9/10 in May 2023. Furthermore, there was a rise […]
Thirty nine private-sector Portuguese organisations have begun a government-funded pilot of a four-day working week as part of a commitment to reduce weekly hours while maintaining full pay. The aim of the pilot is to measure the impact of reduced working time on employees’ physical and mental health and the economic and functional effect on organisations, […]
South Cambridgeshire District Council has extended its four-day week trial by 12 months to March 2024, after data revealed that the initial pilot was a success. The pilot began in January and was intended to last until March 2023, with around 450 desk-based staff involved. A health and wellbeing survey measured the impact on staff […]
Coming out of the pandemic, there has been an increased focus on work-life balance, mental health and wellbeing, and employers’ roles in supporting staff on these fronts. Employers in some industries have also seen a talent war emerge as they find it harder to recruit and retain the best employees. These conditions have arguably assisted […]
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has given employees at its head offices in Holborn, Coventry and Milton Keynes, as well as store managers and warehouse staff, the chance to work a four-day week. The retailer said it will allow eligible staff to choose how they work their hours, such as working four longer days, or at the […]
Would a reduced working week be right for your organisation? This week saw the publication of the results of a six-month-long trial of a four-day working week with no loss of pay in 75 organisations. Following the trial, which was led by Four Day Week Global, Four Day Week Campaign and Autonomy, 92% of participating […]
The majority (92%) of participants in the UK’s four-day week trial said they will definitely continue or are planning to continue with a four-day working week. Four Day Week Global, Four Day Week Campaign and Autonomy led a six-month trial of a four-day week, with no loss of pay for workers, since last year, surveying […]
In a way, four-day working is already with us. Many people do not work what is currently regarded as the full, or standard, working week of five days, Monday to Friday. It is the form of the four-day week that is the cause of debate. Should it be the standard? Should there be a commensurate […]
Financial organisation Metro Bank has implemented an optional shift pattern for its store workforce as of this month (February), allowing them to work four days and have a three-day break if they choose. Existing and new employees will have the choice between either the existing five-day or the new four-day working week. Regardless of the […]