Thousands of UK workers started a 4-day week on Monday with no loss of pay, in the world’s biggest trial of the new working style.
The pilot is running for 6 months and is being organised by 4 Day Week Global.
It’s based on the 100:80:100 model - 100% pay for 80% of the time, with a commitment to 100% productivity.
I can’t wait to see the results. It’s exciting to see the variety of companies on board - local chippies, software firms, recruitment agencies, tax specialists, Charity Bank.
Researchers will be measuring the impact on business and productivity, stress and burnout, life satisfaction, gender equality, and the environment.
As we emerge from the pandemic, more and more companies are recognising that the new frontier for competition is quality of life. Joe O’Connor, 4 Day Week Global.
As with output-focused working, this will give companies a competitive edge.
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