The global trend towards a 4-day workweek is gaining momentum, with 92% of companies deciding to continue the practice after implementing it, and 56 companies choosing to maintain it.

A significant number of companies worldwide have participated in 4-day workweek experiments, with 60 companies taking part in one such experiment.

The results of these experiments have shown that productivity remains unaffected, with a 1.4% revenue increase, and employment rates increasing while absenteeism decreases.

Moreover, stress, burnout, and fatigue rates have fallen during the trial periods, with sleep problems and resignations decreasing sharply, and physical and mental health improving significantly.

A notable example is Microsoft's Japan trial, which showed higher productivity with a four-day week.

In the UK, 21% of businesses adopted a four-day workweek in 2021, and 65% of UK businesses have a four-day workweek for some staff, with four-day workweek increasing productivity by 64%.

Additionally, 78% of businesses report less-stressed workers with a four-day week, and 68% of businesses see hiring and retention benefits with a four-day week.

Majority of Indian employers favor a 4-day workweek to reduce stress, with 60% of employers believing it boosts morale and job satisfaction, and 100% of employees favoring the 4-day workweek model.

The benefits of a 4-day workweek also include improved work-life balance, with employees managing their personal and work lives better, and most employers thinking it reduces stress and anxiety levels.

Over 3300 workers at 70 companies are working a 4-day week with no loss of pay, with companies like Atom Bank seeing a 500% surge in job applications after introducing a 4-day week.

The implementation of a 4-day workweek has also led to improved productivity levels, with employees at Atom Bank reporting a 13% increase in people engagement, and days lost to sickness declining by 28%.

Four-day workweek boosts employee satisfaction and productivity, with reduced work hours decreasing stress and sleep problems, and shorter workweeks resulting in a 9% reduction in fatigue and a 67% drop in burnout.

Moreover, employees experience a 40% increase in productivity with a four-day workweek, and reduced work hours improve life satisfaction and energy levels.

A four-day workweek trial involving nearly 3,000 employees in the UK showed that staff turnover and absenteeism rates fell sharply after 6 months, with 18 companies permanently implementing the 4-day workweek.

The trial also found that productivity maintained or increased, with 39% of employees reporting less stress at work, and nearly half of employees reporting improved mental health.

Furthermore, 81% of workers say a 4-day week would increase productivity, with the four-day week reducing burnout and benefiting health and finances, and the majority of bosses rating the experience well with high productivity.

Most companies will not return to a five-day workweek due to the benefits of a four-day workweek, which include reduced employee turnover and burnout, and improved work-life balance for employees.

The extra day off has also been shown to improve employee well-being, with 71% of employees experiencing reduced burnout rates, and 39% of employees experiencing reduced stress levels.

Overall, the global adoption trend towards a 4-day workweek is driven by its benefits to employee well-being and productivity, with companies and employees alike experiencing positive results from its implementation.

The largest 4-day workweek trial, involving 70 UK companies and 3,300 employees, aims to improve the quality of life and competitiveness of businesses, and assess the impact on productivity and employee well-being.

The trial has shown promising results, with 91% of companies continuing the 4-day workweek after the trial, and revenue increasing by 35% during the trial periods.

Employee wellbeing and health have also improved significantly, with stress and burnout rates decreasing among employees, and commuting time falling by half an hour per week.

The 4-day workweek has been shown to improve workers' health, reduce fatigue and disease, and improve mental health, with most companies planning to continue the four-day workweek.

The trial with 2,900 employees tested the four-day workweek, with results showing that it does not lower profits, and companies seeing a positive impact on work.

The world's largest four-day workweek attempt was conducted, with 70 UK companies starting a four-day workweek trial with 3,300 employees, and a trial period of six months with 100% salary and 80% work time.

The trial aims to measure stress, burnout, and job satisfaction, with participating companies aiming for 100% output with 80% work time, and researchers analyzing energy use, travel, and health impacts.

A study found that 71% of employees reported lower burnout levels, with 39% experiencing less stress, and sick days decreasing by 65%.

Employee resignations decreased by 57%, with company revenue remaining unchanged, and employees' mental and physical health improving.

Anxiety and fatigue levels decreased among employees, with work-life balance improving.

The UK introduced a 4-day workweek pilot program, which involved 3,300 employees from 70 companies, who maintained 100% wages with maximum productivity.

The trial, which lasted 6 months, aimed to measure productivity and well-being, and the results showed that productivity increased with a 4-day workweek schedule.

A similar experiment was conducted by Microsoft Japan, which saw a 40% increase in worker productivity, and the company also saved 20% on electricity and 50% on paper.

Other companies from the banking and hotel sectors also participated in the 4-day workweek trial, and the organizers aimed to change the approach to the workweek post-pandemic.

The 4-day workweek experiment was also tested by 60 companies, which involved 3,000 employees working one day less per week with the same salary, and the results showed that productivity was not affected by the lighter work weeks.

The trial also found that revenue increased by an average of 1.4% over the trial period, and employment increased, while absenteeism decreased.

Overall health and staff well-being improved, and stress, fatigue, and sleep problems decreased, with 9 out of 10 companies deciding to continue with the 4-day workweek.

In the UK, 21% of businesses adopted a four-day workweek in 2021, and 65% of respondents had a four-day workweek for some workers, which included reduced or compressed work hours.

The four-day workweek definition includes reduced or compressed work hours, and 78% of survey respondents reported less-stressed workers, while 68% saw benefits in terms of hiring and retention.

IT-focused firms are more likely to switch to a four-day week, but companies with diverse workforces may find a short workweek complicated, and 66% of respondents reported cost savings from a four-day workweek.

Meeting customer demands is a major challenge for a four-day workweek, but 64% of respondents reported improved productivity and quality output.

In another trial, 3300 workers at 70 companies worked a four-day week with no loss of pay, and Atom Bank saw a 500% surge in job applications after introducing a four-day week.

Productivity levels at Atom Bank improved across all 165 departmental metrics tracked, and Merthyr Valleys Homes adopted a 30-hour week with no loss of pay.

Marketing Signals staff worked 32 hours with no loss of pay on a four-day week, and Tyler Grange reported promising results with the same amount of work produced in 80% of the time.

Accu saw a 25% increase in headcount and 400% increase in job applications, and the company's productivity improved by 46% and order numbers increased by 15%.

Chilwell Products reduced staff hours by five hours with no impact on lead times, and City to Sea implemented a four-day week with no reduction in pay and saw increased staff motivation and wellbeing.

A 4-day workweek trial was also started by 70 UK companies, which involved 3,300 workers from various industries, including healthcare, and the trial aimed to assess the impact on productivity and quality.

The workers earned the same salary with reduced hours, and researchers from Cambridge, Oxford, and Boston College were involved in the trial, which was expected to produce results in 2023.

Similar efforts have been made in Iceland and New Zealand, where companies tested the 4-day workweek with positive results, including increased productivity and revenue.

61 companies tested the 4-day workweek with 2900 employees, and 18 companies decided to permanently implement the 4-day workweek, which resulted in staff turnover and absenteeism rates falling sharply.

Most employees maintained or increased productivity, and employees reported reduced work stress and improved health, with nearly half of employees reporting improved mental health.

Productivity was flat or slightly higher with the 4-day workweek, and revenue increased by 47% with the implementation of the 4-day workweek.

81% of workers said that a 4-day week would increase productivity, and healthcare workers are likely to benefit from a 4-day schedule, which can reduce burnout and improve benefits.

Burnout and productivity are tightly linked, and research confirms that four-day workweek experiments led to reduced burnout and benefits, with the majority of bosses rating the experience well with high productivity [8

The global trend towards a 4-day workweek is gaining momentum, with 92% of companies deciding to continue the practice after implementing it, and 56 companies choosing to maintain it.

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In Britain, the world ’ s largest experiment has come to an end, in which employers have tested a four-day work week, and mostly participating companies have decided to stick to it in the future.
This is reported by Reuters.
Workers at 61 companies across the UK worked an average of 34 hours over four days between June and December 2022, earning a steady salary.
Of these, 56 companies, or 92%, decided to continue this practice, 18 of them - on a permanent basis.
According to the British research organization Autonomy, which published the report together with a group of scientists and with the support of the New Zealand group 4 Day Week Global, this study is the largest in the world.
Despite the positive results of the study, other surveys indicate that most British employers are not ready for a four-day working week in the near future.
The Autonomy study involved 2,900 employees in various sectors.
Most agreed that productivity remained at the same level.
Employees noted that their well-being and work-life balance had improved, and data showed that workers were much less likely to leave their jobs as a result of the introduction of a four-day work week.
For some workers, an extra day off was more important than a paycheck: 15% said no money would make them return by the five-day week.
Employers from marketing and advertising, professional services and philanthropy were the most represented in the study.
About 66% of participants had 25 or fewer employees, while 22% had 50 or more.
11% were not engaged in commercial activities.
Last year, a study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that very few employers expect to switch to a four-day working week in the next three years, and two-thirds do not expect any change in the next decade.
However, evidence that it helped retain staff could prove to be a powerful argument for companies trying to hire workers after the pandemic.

A significant number of companies worldwide have participated in 4-day workweek experiments, with 60 companies taking part in one such experiment.

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Here are the results of an exciting experiment involving 60 companies around the world.
More than 60 companies participated in the experiment, allowing around 3,000 employees to work one day less per week while retaining the same salary.
Rates of stress, burnout and fatigue all fell, while problems with sleep declined, the study shows.
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• The study found that more than 9 out of 10 companies will continue to shorten the work week or plan to do so
• Productivity was not affected by lighter work weeks, with the company ’ s revenue increasing by an average of 1.4 per cent over the trial period
The study also found that employment increased and absenteeism decreased.
A four-day workweek is more productive for most employees and businesses than the traditional five-day workweek, and is one of the largest trials ever conducted in the UK.
More than 60 companies in the UK participated in the trial over a six-month period, allowing around 3,000 employees to work one day less per week while retaining the same salary.
The trial was conducted between June and December and was organized by a nonprofit group called 4 Day Week Global in collaboration with the Autonomy Research Center, the University of Cambridge, and Boston College in the United States.
The experience is described as the largest in the world around working four days a week.
The survey released on Tuesday found that more than nine out of 10 companies would continue to adopt or plan to do so, while only 4 percent chose not to extend it, regulators said in a statement.
Juliette Shore, a professor at Boston College, said: “The results are largely the same across workplaces of all sizes, demonstrating that this innovation has proven to be effective in many diverse organizations.
Productivity was not affected by shorter working days, with the company ’ s revenue increasing by an average of 1.4% over the trial period.
Revenue jumped 35% on average when compared to similar periods in previous years.
The study also found that employment increased and absenteeism decreased, while the number of resignations dropped sharply during the trial.
In addition, the researchers concluded that overall health and staff well-being improved.
"Significant" increases were also observed in physical and mental health, time spent on exercise, public life and job satisfaction.
Stress, fatigue and fatigue rates have decreased, while sleep problems have decreased.
"Really positive."
Cambridge University professor Brendan Burchell told AFP: “In terms of employees, their mental health improved, they slept better, and they became less stressed.
“But at the same time, companies have stated that if there are changes in their profits or in their performance, they are more likely to go up rather than down. ”
“A lot of people were very happy, people really enjoyed it; and they found it good to have three-day weekends instead of two days. ”
Environmental consultancy Tyler Grange in the UK was among 18 companies that decided to permanently adopt a four-day work week after participating in the trial.
Nathan Jenkinson, customer manager at Tyler Grange, told AFP: “My experience has been really positive, you can see it in people ’ s work and they ’ re more active.
“Employees come to work at the beginning of the week on Monday, after three days off, feel more positive about work and have a lot of energy. ”
Tyler Grange said performance improved slightly despite reduced working hours.
In recent years, studies of the four-day workweek have spread globally as employers explore the nature of post-pandemic work, including the concept of a co-working place that allows more work from home.
Short-week experiments were conducted across Europe, the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
However, when asked whether the UK government might adopt the test as a national policy, Prime Minister ’ s spokesman Rishi Sonak sounded cautious and stated, “There are no plans for that. ”
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Content: Four-day workweek’s popularity grew during the pandemic — survey

As companies scrambled during the COVID-19 outbreak to reorient their workplace procedures and processes, one idea that gained ground was a shorter workweek.

More businesses adopted a four-day week during the COVID-19 pandemic as the shift to remote working spurred a major rethinking of work practices, according to a poll of senior leaders at 500 UK businesses by the University of Reading’s Henley Business School.

The survey, an update to research from 2019, showed that 21% of respondents adopted a four-day workweek for all staff in 2021, up from 18% in 2019. The majority of respondents (65%) said a four-day workweek is in place for at least some of their workers, up from 50% who said that in 2019. A four-day workweek is defined in the report as involving a reduction from five to four workdays for the same pay or a compressed workweek with the same hours across four days instead of five.

Though a four-day workweek has gained popularity, the UK numbers are perhaps higher than expected; job posting site Indeed told Computerworld that less than 1% of job postings on March 11 included the term “four-day week,” for example. A Gallup survey of full-time U.S. employees in March 2020 — prior to the pandemic — indicated that only 5% put in four days a week, with the vast majority (84%) working five days (and 11% working six days each week).

That said, numerous organizations have adopted or trialled a shorter workweek for staff since the start of the pandemic, including firms such as Atom Bank, Bolt, Buffer, and Kickstarter. And pilot projects are under way in several countries, including the US, UK, and Spain.

Such projects are not new, of course; Microsoft launched a trial at its Japan offices in 2019 that resulted in higher productivity, for example, while the UK’s Wellcome Trust ran into issues around complexity with its own project the same year.

A shorter workweek has been talked about for decades, but a shift from the five-day, 40-hour week that has been the standard for over a century has so far failed to gain momentum.

What’s behind the recent interest in the idea? One reason is that the widespread, and largely successful, shift to remote work during the pandemic showed the benefits of a more flexible approach to work, said Rita Fontinha, associate professor in Strategic Human Resource Management at the University of Reading’s Henley Business School.

“The pandemic led to a situation where most firms were forced to implement remote work and this has accelerated previous discussions that we have been having over the last two decades on flexible working,” said Fontinha. “Working from home led to increased trust [between employers and employees] and awareness of other ways of measuring performance that go beyond presenteeism. The pandemic showed that flexibility works.”

Report highlights four-day week advantages

The Henley Business School survey pointed to several advantages for businesses that implemented a four-day workweek, including costs savings (66%), improved productivity (64%), better quality output from staff (64%), and  less-stressed workers (78%).

Improved employee wellbeing is connected to business outcomes too, said Jack E. Gold, founder and principal analyst at research firm J. Gold Associates.

“Keeping employees happy and motivated makes for far more productive employees, no matter what hours they work,” said Gold. “Maximizing employee productivity is a much more important way to gain business value than hours worked.”

Another benefit, noted by 68% of survey respondents that had adopted a four day week, involved hiring and retention. “People were less likely to take sick leave, people were more productive, and it was easier to attract new staff, and to retain them,” said Fontinha.

The so-called Great Resignation is also likely contributing to interest in a shorter workweek.

“What’s different now than prior to the pandemic is that we’re seeing a temporary spike in the difficulty that firms are having in hiring and retaining workers, and the four-day work week is a relatively easy benefit to extend to help ease the challenge in the short term,” said David Brodeur-Johnson, principal analyst at research firm Forrester.

A shorter workweek can mean challenges

The survey also highlighted several challenges around implementing a shorter workweek, though employer concerns have softened during the pandemic.

Among companies that did not offer a four-day week, 65% said they were worried staffing costs would outweigh any productivity benefits (though that number was down from 80%). The biggest challenge cited by employers was meeting customer demands (75%), while 70% thought a shorter week would be too complicated to manage.

Some companies may find a switch to a four-day week easier than others, said Fontinha. IT-focused firms are more likely to switch, she said, largely due to the relative ease with which tech worker output can be tracked in comparison with other roles. “Areas where we were less likely to see the four-day week were sectors that involve contact with customers, or healthcare, for example,” she said.

A shorter workweek is also more suited to companies with a relatively homogenous workforce in terms of job roles, she said, meaning large businesses with a diverse workforce may find a short workweek complicated to roll out. At the same time, the smallest companies might not have the resources to support the shift, said Fontinha, adding that there are steps all businesses can take to implement a four-day week, even if they are more gradual.

“Having this overnight shift to a four-day working week will be hard for smaller firms,” she said. “What we suggest is a progressive reduction in working hours, moving towards a four-day working week by assessing how things are going and how needs are being met, how productive people are.”

Even if the benefits outweigh the costs for many, businesses should consider their reasons for moving to a four-day week. While a shorter week provides clear benefits to work/life balance and employee wellbeing, Brodeur-Johnson warns against adopting a four-day week as a shortcut to improving employee experience. “[T]he science is clear that what really engages people is being able to make progress in meaningful work every day; to know that they can and are succeeding,” he said.

“Employee experience peaks when we can leave work knowing that we made a difference, and had a really good day," he said. "It also comes from having a supportive manager, a supportive team environment, and feeling recognized and seen uniquely for the work that we do.

“All of these things are much harder for businesses to do for their people, because it involves behavior changes, manager development, culture changes, deeper resourcing and more that a four-day work week won’t solve on its own.”

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In the UK, 21% of businesses adopted a four-day workweek in 2021, and 65% of UK businesses have a four-day workweek for some staff, with four-day workweek increasing productivity by 64%.

Additionally, 78% of businesses report less-stressed workers with a four-day week, and 68% of businesses see hiring and retention benefits with a four-day week.

What do employers in India think of 4-day workweek?

Majority of Indian employers favor a 4-day workweek to reduce stress, with 60% of employers believing it boosts morale and job satisfaction, and 100% of employees favoring the 4-day workweek model.

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Majority of employers in India favour four day workweek: Report

With quite a few corporations internationally proposing 4-day
workweek for workers, a report has revealed {that a} majority of
employers in India strongly agree that this mannequin will assist in
decreasing stress degree, Trend experiences citing The Tribune.

Over 60 per cent of the employers strongly agree that the brand new
4-day workweek mannequin might be profitable in uplifting the general
morale of the organisation with job satisfaction and work-life
stability, serving to to cut back stress and nervousness ranges, a report by
HR Solutions Genius Consultants mentioned.

However, 27 per cent of the employers who participated within the
survey mentioned they weren’t certain of its implications on
organisations’ productiveness.

The remaining 11 per cent disagreed with the notion, arguing
that the 4-day work mannequin would neither enhance nor yield any
drastic optimistic outcomes, it mentioned.

The report is predicated on a survey performed on-line amongst 1,113
employers and workers between February 1 and March 7 throughout
sectors, together with banking and finance, building and
engineering, schooling, FMCG, hospitality, HR options, IT, ITES
and BPO, logistics, manufacturing, media, oil and fuel.

The survey discovered that 100 per cent workers are in favour of
the 4-day workweek mannequin.

Further, when employers have been requested if they’re keen to work
past 12 hours to compensate for an additional break day, over 56 per
cent agreed immediately, whereas the remaining 44 per cent of the
respondents weren’t satisfied about stretching their standard working
hours.

Similarly, 60 per cent workers within the survey mentioned they’re
keen to work greater than 12 hours in alternate for one more weekly
off.

Over 66 per cent of respondents strongly believed that the 4-day
week module will assist them enhance their productiveness ranges, the
report mentioned.

The survey additionally revealed that for employers, essentially the most most well-liked
third break day is Friday (52 per cent), adopted by Monday (18 per
cent), Wednesday (18 per cent) and Thursday (11 per cent).

“The new 4-day workweek module has been fairly an attention-grabbing
development that has been more and more adopted by fairly a couple of international locations
and organisations from a standalone perspective. People have been
praising the module for serving to workers handle each their
private and work lives higher. Some really feel the 4-day week mannequin has
enabled them to push their boundaries, contribute and carry out
higher,” mentioned R P Yadav, Genius Consultants CMD.

The module has piqued quite a lot of curiosity and has made few
organisations marvel if they need to take into account adopting the identical for
their firm construction, he added.

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Content: Interest in the four-day week has been on the rise in recent years with the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating the shift in how businesses organise their teams while employees are looking a6t how to achieve a better work life balance.

Currently, more than 3300 workers at 70 companies are working a four-day week with no loss of pay in the biggest ever four-day week pilot to take place anywhere in the world.

They are more than half way through the six-month trial, which started on June 6. It is based on the principle of the 100:80:100 model - 100% of the pay for 80% of the time, in exchange for a commitment to maintain at least 100% productivity.

Joe Ryle, director of the 4 Day Week Campaign, one of the organisations behind the campaign, said: “Companies should embrace the four-day week as a way of boosting productivity, improving wellbeing and to help with job retention. The 9-5, 5 day working week is outdated and no longer fit for purpose.”

At BusinessLive, we've been covering the trend for a number of years and for this article, we check in with firms from right across the UK to see how it's going.

From early adopters to businesses that have made the change in recent months, we find out how things are working out from both a business and employee perspective.

The responses are honest and explain the pros and cons.

We firmly believe the four-day week is the future of working life

Atom Bank

Durham

Challenger bank Atom last November became the largest UK business to move all employees to a four-day working week, with no change of salary.
The Durham business, which now has 480 staff, made the shift in recognition of people having longer working lives, the positive impact of technology, flexible working and the need to live and work more sustainably.
More than six months on, Atom has seen a noticeable positive impact that the shift has had on employees, customer service, and operations.

Anne-Marie Lister, chief people officer at Atom, said: “Over six months on from introducing our new four-day working week, it’s clear that it has been a huge success for our business and our people.
“People are rightly looking for a healthier work/life balance, and despite warnings from some sceptics, our metrics and people surveys show that this has not had a negative impact on employees or customer service. In fact, it has been the opposite, with happier, more efficient, and more productive people who are even more driven to help us change banking for the better.
“We firmly believe the four-day week is the future of working life and it is encouraging to now see the range of businesses across the UK embracing the four-day week trials."

One objective was to attract and retain talent more effectively and data reveals this has been a success, having seen a 500% surge in job applications following its launch.
Headcount has grown from 461 in November 2021 to 480 in June 2022, thanks also to a reduction in the number of departures. Atom said this has been vital, with the fight for talent becoming fiercely competitive following the widespread adoption of hybrid working following the pandemic.
Productivity levels have also been measured by each department, with metrics specific to each of the 10 departments. Data collated for the six months to April reveals that across all of the 165 departmental metrics tracked, the success rate has improved.
Employees are also more motivated working a four-day week too. Almost all (92%) report that they look forward to work, and there has been a 13% increase in people engagement between February 2022 and 12 months earlier. Days lost to sickness have also declined since the introduction of the new working structure, dropping from 100 in the month of November 2021, to 72 in June 2022.
Meanwhile, in terms of Atom’s impact on customer service, its Trust Pilot score has risen from 4.54 at the start of the new working structure to 4.82 in June.

What do Atom employees say?

As to how staff members use their time off, Paul, contact centre team leader, said: “I’ve been using my extra day off to do an advanced motorcyclist course so I can volunteer for Northumbria Blood Bikes as a rider, transporting blood from surgeries to hospitals.”
Jonathon, telephone business development manager, said: “The four-day working week has allowed me to spend some quality time with my three year old son Jack. Spending our time in the best soft plays & swimming pools Sunderland has to offer, before dropping him off & picking him up from nursery. Without this day off, I would rarely be able to have this quality time together during the week.”

In short, I’ve been a dad

Merthyr Valleys Homes

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Valley Homes adopted a 30-hour week in the four day working week pilot scheme without loss of pay.

Some staff member are working a four day week and some are working shorter hours over five days to ensure service provision over five days.

The biggest challenge for the firm has been finding ways to work differently while ensuring services aren’t impacted, however it has tried out new approaches during the pilot and says it has found “some very quick wins”.

A spokesperson said: “We have been working on how best to measure success and we are developing a number of new performance measures as a direct result of participating in the trial.”

A positive outcome has been the cooperation between teams and directorates.

“The conversations around how to work more efficiently have been really interesting and it has given everyone a reason to take the time to look at this collectively.”

The company has also seen support for the scheme from its stakeholders and the housing sector in Wales, and has attracted a wide range of candidates to apply for its job vacancies.

Of the advice it would give to other businesses thinking of moving to a four day week, the firm says: “Don’t be too prescriptive and set too many rules - our colleagues have been our greatest asset in designing their own solutions.”

The employee perspective

Ross Williams is the tenant engagement lead for Merthyr Valleys Homes.

The 42-year-old, who is married with 2 children, says the four day working week has hugely improved his work-life balance.

“I feel working 80% of the hours has increased my output. And I realise that a huge reason for this is because of what I choose to do with the other 20%,” he said.

During his non-working day on a Thursday, Mr Williams says he will fit in some early morning exercise or catch up with friends before picking up his 3-year-old son from nursery at 11am. He will also collect his daughter from school.

“In short, I’ve been a dad,” he said. “I’ve been guilty in the past of prioritising work over family and I’m determined to ensure this time remains a space where I get to enjoy some of the simple pleasures.”

During work hours, Mr Williams says the four day working week pilot has also provided some real work benefits and encouraged practical changes within the business.

In meetings, he says discussions are pertinent and decisions are reached “as quickly as possible saving time for myself and colleagues”.

He said: “I feel so much more productive knowing that my work is planned, my non-working day is factored in and my diary ensures my team can access me to ensure they are able to retain the same level of productivity,” he said.

“I think I am more productive, more focused and more content in my role. I have become much more well prepared for the time off that the four day week gives me.”

You couldn’t pay me enough to go back to five days

Marketing Signals

Altrincham

Marketing Signals, moved to a four-day working week in May with staff working 32-hours with no loss of pay.

When Managing Director Gareth Hoyle explained the reasons behind his decision on Linkedin, his post went viral and he was inundated with questions from other business bosses keen to do the same.

Mr Hoyle said he is excited to be part of a new model of work.

"It focuses on quality not quantity and will revolutionise the future of work. A good work/life balance is the key to a happy and healthy workforce which leads to loyalty, ultimately helping our business grow.

“My motto has always been ‘don’t live to work and don’t work to live’, and if COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that it’s important we look after ourselves first. It’s important that my staff feel valued and understand life outside of work is just as important."

What do staff say?

Web developer and dad to a newborn Jack Darracott says that a shift to a four-day working week has transformed his life and made him more productive at work.

He works smarter, not harder, and the extra day off allows him to spend more time with his newborn son.

He said: “Since moving to the four-day working week, I’ve been able to spend more quality time with my son, and experience all of the first milestones that I would have missed out on had I been working a full week.”

The catalyst for the move to a four-day week came from the rise in cost of living, which led to Jack asking for a change in working hours due to rising childcare costs.

Jack explains: “The new model has also helped save money as I now don’t have to spend more of my wages on additional childcare fees. This is especially important with the rise in the cost of living. The extra day off also offers breathing room for any curve balls that life may throw at me.”

The four-day trial was met with some scepticism as many people questioned whether it would actually work. However, Jack says it has improved his productivity and efficiency, and that he even feels more energised when he’s back in.

Jack said: adds: “Not only has it helped with my home life, but my work has also improved. My day off serves as a ‘reset day’, so when I’m back in I can look at work with a fresh pair of eyes and I feel more refreshed.”

“You couldn’t pay me enough to go back to five days.”

There have been a number of lessons along the way

Tyler Grange

London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Exeter and Cirencester

The landscape planning, ecology and arboriculture consultancy became the first in its industry to sign up to the UK pilot in June. Its 80-strong nationwide team does not work Fridays with no loss of income.

The firm is reporting promising results producing the same amount of work so far during the pilot - from June to August – as it did in the same period last year. This is a measurement ratio of productive time versus direct costs, which means the company is, as planned, 100% productive in 80% of the time.

At the pilot’s halfway point, Simon Ursell, Managing Director at Tyler Grange, shares his seven key pieces of advice on how to make the transition from five to four as seamless – and successful - as possible.

Preparation is vital

I can’t stress enough how important it is to prepare for the switch from five working days to four. To enjoy a better work-life balance and to have more time to spend doing what we love. This just can’t be switched on overnight.

Talk to your clients and customers

The most common concern, of course, was ‘what if we need you on a Friday?’ but the vast majority congratulated us for showing such innovation, yet again, and are keen to be kept up to date on how it’s going.

Talk to your team and be ready to realise that a four-day working week isn’t for everyone

It’s essential to engage with your team but it’s also important to realise that working a four-day week isn’t for everyone.

Once the pilot began, and we became more accustomed to our new systems and way of working – which removed lots of lengthy admin and unnecessary meetings and reporting from our day - they soon got their heads around it.

Take different job roles and departments into consideration

Some of our work is very seasonal so, for those teams that are very busy during summertime, we’ve delayed the implementation of some new processes until the autumn.

You need to give people time to learn how to work differently – and it may not be the same for everyone.

If you’re looking to sell your business, a four-day week might not be for you

We used to receive a number of approaches by companies looking to buy us. But interesting, since trialling the four-day week, they’ve stopped.

So, for any potential owners who are sceptical that cutting hours could increase productivity, working a four-day week probably feels like too great a gamble to get locked into.

Bite the bullet and only have one company-wide day off

In some companies, the potential impact of the four-day week is being mitigated by covering all days but with reduced colleagues. We wouldn’t recommend this, despite it perhaps seeming to be an easier option at first.

It can sometimes be more intense and tiring

Most jobs are intense from time to time, and we know that working four days rather than five can exacerbate this on occasions. The adoption of our Alertness App – means we can get a real handle on any tiredness early and can react straight away.

Mr Ursell said: “I’d be surprised if we don’t adopt a permanent four-day working week post-pilot, but we still have three months to go.

“The UK has an unhealthy culture where it is seen as a badge of honour to be work all the time, the brilliant talent that we want to attract at all levels of the organisation - don’t want to be defined by a burnout life."

The worker's point of view

Helen Brittain, 54, is an administrator at Tyler Grange.

She lives with her husband, her son and daughter-in-law, and her two grandchildren - Henrietta, 5, and Florence, 7, - as well as their two dogs.

Helen said her productivity has improved enormously and the new working processes and systems encourage me help her to plan better.

She said: “In the past, work -life balance was always a bit of an issue for me. I felt like a two-day weekend didn’t enable me to enjoy enough of a homelife or to do necessary chores.

Now she is able to get on with chores and care for her grandchildren and find some time for herself.

She said: “I’ve also recently embarked on my own self-learning journey around mental health, as well as looking after my psychical health by working with a personal trainer and nutritionist.

“All of this is having enormous benefits on my personal health and wellbeing, which then has a real impact on my workplace performance and productivity.”

We're more productive and creative than ever before

Accu

Huddersfield

A Huddersfield-based tech-based firm that introduced a permanent four-day week to all 100 staff four months ago say the move has paid massive dividends.

Accu, which designs, manufactures and distributes engineering components worldwide, says it has seen a major boost in productivity, job applications, turnover, and orders from customers.

The firm's policy with no reduction in pay or obligation for staff to make the hours up.

From April-July, Accu has created 20 new jobs – a 25% increase in headcount. The number of applications per role has skyrocketed. One role, which previously got 40 applications, subsequently got 200 – a 400% increase. Similar numbers are being experienced across all vacancies.

Simultaneously, productivity is up, as the time it takes to respond to customer enquiries has improved by 46%. Order numbers and average values have increased by 15%, boosting turnover by 10% (quarter-on-quarter), meaning Accu is on track to hit £12m-plus turnover this year.

Company co-founder, Martin Ackroyd told YorkshireLive: "Giving people more personal time to enjoy the things they love has increased motivation, decreased the risk of burnout and has driven a renewed sense of purpose in our mission to help our customers build a better tomorrow. As a result, we're more productive and creative than ever before."

What do staff say?

Some staff have used their new spare time to pursue personal interests, such as home renovation and the arts, whilst others have used it to spend more time with their family or save on childcare costs.

Matt Ogden, community manager, said: "The longer weekends are very well received. With a longer break, it personally provides me with freedom to travel to London to enjoy and take part in the performing arts. In general, everyone feels more chilled, upbeat, happy, and refreshed.

"In terms of the business, we have seen a benefit across all areas – it was definitely a sound business decision."

Every Friday I enjoy not setting an alarm

Chilwell Products

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

Staff at the manufacturer of end bands for scaffold boards previously worked 39 hours over five days but this was reduced earlier this year by five hours, with all staff on duty Monday to Thursday.

Laura Clarke, managing director, said investment in new machinery improved overall capacity while giving back time to the team."

She said: "Initially, there were concerns around how our move would be received by customers but, when we ran our trial period, we managed to maintain lead times despite operating for five hours fewer.

"Many customers and suppliers have praised our move, even going as far to ask if they can have a job here.

She said the atmosphere at work had improved and there was something 'incredibly smug' about knowing you were halfway through the week on a Tuesday while team members had more autonomy over their lives and how they spent their free time, with some taking extra work elsewhere.

The hard numbers for the firm's manufacturing volumes and the first two financial quarters are positive despite the drop in hours.

She said: "I would advise others thinking of doing this to brainstorm, speak to various people within teams, gather information and look at the business from as many different angles as possible.

"It might not be something you can do in the next few months or even this year but you could start to make changes.

"Businesses need to think outside the box, we need to be innovative as we shape the working landscape moving forward."

How's work been?

Nicholas Wall is a 28-year-old toolroom assistant and press operator at Chilwell Products.

"It's nice to finish the working week on Thursday knowing you'll come in on Monday to a fresh slate.

"This also makes me feel like I'm giving something back to the company as I appreciate they've given us more time to spend however I want."

Nicholas said that, in previous roles with other employers, he felt he was rushing his evenings and weekends but had grown accustomed to it and had not noticed the effect this was having on him.

He added: "Only now that I'm more relaxed do I realise how frantic and pressured my personal life was.

"Every Friday I enjoy not setting an alarm, naturally waking up then heading to the gym to get a workout in and get it out the way."

It's not an easy process, but one we're proud we took the time to implement

City to Sea

Bristol

Bristol-based environmental organisation City to Sea has moved to a four-day working week without any reduction in pay for staff.

The community interest company employs 19 people, who are all now working a 32-hour week, but are being paid the same salary as when they worked for five days. The organisation, which campaigns to reduce plastic pollution, confirmed the move after running a four-day week trial over six months, and receiving positive feedback from staff. Now, every employee has Friday off.

Natalie Fee, chief executive and founder, said the top three challenges of implementing the four-day week were staff members feeling overstretched, managing work patterns and difficulties adjusting to reduced hours.

“We also found calculations around bank holidays and implications of those weeks being three days difficult to navigate,” she said.

However, she said the positives were staff motivation and increased wellbeing.

“It creates a much more balanced, healthier working environment and has resulted in increased staff engagement and staff retention. It's not an easy process, but one we're proud we took the time to test and implement.”

On the frontline

Steve Hynd, policy manager at City to Sea, who is 36 and is married with two children under five, says the move has been “completely transformative”.

“It’s not just the four days a week but also offering flexible working, having a really supportive line manager, and a host of other positive HR policies. This all combined is allowing me to spend more time with my two young kids, giving back to my community as a local district councillor and crucially (and very rarely) even having a bit of time for myself. It has removed the sense of being constantly over-stretched and has improved my mental and physical health significantly.”

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Have you ever wished you never had to work on a Monday? Your dream might be closer than you think. The concept of reduced working hours is gaining traction globally as organizations and governments recognize the detrimental effects of long hours on employees and employers.

This perspective is catalyzing a shift toward rethinking and reducing work hours to promote healthier life practices. For instance, the post-pandemic adoption of hybrid work models contributed to the understanding that a healthy work-life balance boosts employee satisfaction and productivity. Shorter workweeks can be achieved in different ways. For example:

  • Four-day week. Apart from the weekend, you are also given a day off on Monday or Friday.
  • Fewer daily work hours. You still have to work a five-day workweek, with a reduction in your daily working hours.
  • Half-days off. You are given two afternoons off in a five-day workweek.

What Are The Benefits Of Reduced Working Hours?

In several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and Spain, trials have been carried out to test the efficiency of shorter workweeks, highlighting the following benefits:

  1. Improved work performance. Shorter workweeks might encourage you to finish your work quicker and with fewer distractions. In 2020, Buffer, an American company, introduced four-day weeks. Based on their extensive trials, 34% of their employees felt more productive, resulting in Buffer permanently shifting to a four-day workweek in 2021. The reduced hours also incentivize you to be creative with your time and encourage efficiency. In their 2019 four-day workweek project, Microsoft Japan initiated collaborative online communication, reduced meetings to 30 minutes and limited meeting participants. Not only were the workers happier, they also experienced a 40% increase in productivity.
  2. Improved health and well-being. Having more time to recuperate from work can positively influence your well-being. A 2022 study found that upon reducing work hours to 30 hours per week, individuals experienced reduction in stress and sleep problems. A four-day week trial conducted in the USA and Ireland showed that employees experienced a 9% reduction in fatigue and 67% also experienced a drop in burnout levels.
  3. Higher life satisfaction. Shorter work hours and more free time tend to improve one’s perception of their life situation. A study in Sweden examined the effects of reduced work hours and canceled lunch breaks for nurses while retaining their wages. The participants reported greater life satisfaction and higher energy levels. “You get a life. I can say as much. You do get it, actually—it is unbelievable what a big difference these two hours make,” a participant explained.
  4. Better work-life balance. Reduced work hours can foster a healthy balance between work and leisure activities. A study found that reducing employees’ work hours while retaining their full pay led to positive work-life balance. They experienced more positive emotions before work, reduced work-related worries and improved relationships with partners, colleagues and their children.

While reduced working hours might seem like a revolutionary idea from afar, reality may be more complex up close. Which brings us to:

What Are The Potential Pitfalls Of Reduced Working Hours?

Here’s why ditching the time-tested five-day workweek needs to be considered carefully:

  1. Monetary issues. Some companies provide shorter workweeks with salary deductions. Employees might also face issues in wage regulations and overtime pay. These can adversely impact their living standards and savings. A 2022 study found that working reduced hours left 45% of individuals worried about having low future retirement income and 33% of individuals found it harder to make ends meet.
  2. Reduced employee bonding. The time crunch to complete tasks in less time can impede social aspects of the job. Some companies also shorten lunch breaks to compensate for missed hours. In such cases, employees rarely get to meet their colleagues and miss out on social interaction.
  3. Higher work pressure. Reducing work hours can increase strain on employees when implemented without foresight. A four-day workweek trial conducted in the UK found that work felt more intense for 36% of the employees. Forty-five percent of employees also felt that their productivity either remained the same as before or decreased in comparison.
  4. Short-term effects. Extensive research on reduced working hours has yet to establish its effectiveness in the long run. A 2022 Gallup survey revealed that the high well-being once associated with four-day workweeks leveled out to match that of the five-day workweek. Four-day workweeks also led to greater burnout than five-day workweeks.

Your desire for a shorter workweek is well-founded. However, initiating a conversation about reduced work hours with your team requires tact and consideration. You must engage in open dialogue, highlighting the potential benefits and addressing concerns to ensure a healthy consensus and eventually, a smooth transition to a work environment that accommodates diverse work styles.

Working less can improve your quality of life. It’s also important to find a “psychologically safe” workplace. Learn if your employer is meeting your needs by taking the evidence-based Psychological Safety Scale.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

The employees were happier
The productivity  increased

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in employee and customer satisfaction.

Moreover, employees experience a 40% increase in productivity with a four-day workweek, and reduced work hours improve life satisfaction and energy levels.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

The employees were happier
The productivity  increased

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in employee and customer satisfaction.

A four-day workweek trial involving nearly 3,000 employees in the UK showed that staff turnover and absenteeism rates fell sharply after 6 months, with 18 companies permanently implementing the 4-day workweek.

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According to the Wall Street Journal, most of the British companies participating in the four-day work week test said that after six months of testing, the staff turnover rate and absenteeism rate fell sharply, which is the largest four-day work week test to date. 61 companies, including banks, fast food restaurants, marketing consultants, etc., involved 2900 employees. Eighteen companies said they would permanently implement the four-day workweek.
For decades, the market has been exploring the idea of working less than five days a week, or 40 hours a week, which has become a new opportunity under the pandemic, as home-based and mixed-work arrangements have become more widely accepted, and employers have also taken the opportunity to explore whether shortening work hours can improve employee happiness and loyalty.
Working days have become a retention and recruitment issue
Juliet Schor, an economist and sociologist at Boston College, said that it was initially due to the mental fatigue of wage earners during the epidemic, but it has now become a retention and recruitment problem.
Her team has helped conduct research around the world on a four-day workweek, including researchers from the UK think tank Autonomy and the University of Cambridge.
The research is being conducted around the world. Small tests in the United States and Canada are being led by research institutes in the United Kingdom, and similar tests are being conducted in Australia and Brazil. Unilever, an internationally renowned consumer goods company, is also participating in the tests.
Testing in Iceland, involving more than 2,500 employees in various industries, researchers found that most employees maintained or increased productivity, as well as reduced work stress.
Most companies that try 4-day work are small employers
Since most of the companies experimenting with four-day work are small employers, many large companies have yet to embrace the concept.
In the test, some employees reported that it was difficult to complete all the work during this time.
In a study conducted in the UK from June to November, most employees did not increase their work intensity, but bosses held fewer meetings to give employees more time to get their work done.
Finally, employers rated employee productivity and performance on an average of 7.5 on a scale from 0 (very negative) to 10 (very positive), and at half of the test, 46% of companies said their business productivity remained unchanged, while 34% reported a slight improvement and 15% reported a significant improvement.
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On the other hand, 39% of employees reported less stress at work, but half of employees reported no change in their index.
Nearly half of employees reported improved mental health and 37% reported improved physical health.
Claire Daniels, CEO of Trio Media, a digital marketing company with 13 employees in the UK, said she took part in the trial to see if she could improve productivity.
Before the test began, she analyzed with employees that 20% of their time was wasted on unnecessary meetings, business trips, and other inefficiencies.
"Very soon, we will know that we do not have to do any extra work in these four days," she said.
The productivity of the 4-day work was flat or slightly improved from the same period last year
Daniels pointed out that she would have employees work from Monday to Thursday, and Tuesday to Friday, and have employees take extra places to follow up on their colleagues ’ work during the holidays.
No longer do marathon daily team meetings with employees, in longer meetings involving customers and multiple presentations, employees will only attend part of the meeting based on necessity and then leave.
The hardest part, she says, is for employees to make sure they don ’ t go back to their old work mindset or habits. Overall, productivity was flat or slightly higher compared to the same period last year, with revenue up 47%.
She wants to continue experimenting for another six months before making a permanent change, “but I don ’ t think we ’ re going to go back to the typical five-day week. ”
If the four-day work week can improve production efficiency and the employees are happy, the bosses think that they can give it a try, or they think that the workload of five days can be completed in four days, so that the employees can continue to overcomplete their work on the fifth day.
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The trial also found that productivity maintained or increased, with 39% of employees reporting less stress at work, and nearly half of employees reporting improved mental health.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

The employees were happier
The productivity  increased

What did surveys conducted in London before and after the experiment of 4-day workweek  find?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in employee and customer satisfaction.

Furthermore, 81% of workers say a 4-day week would increase productivity, with the four-day week reducing burnout and benefiting health and finances, and the majority of bosses rating the experience well with high productivity.

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81% of workers say a 4-day week would make them more productive—especially in these fields

A majority, 81%, of workers say they'd be more productive if they were given the chance to work a four-day workweek, and it could be an even bigger boost for those facing high rates of burnout, according to new research.

The poll was conducted on Fishbowl by Glassdoor and considers more than 12,000 responses from U.S. professionals.

Workers in fields with notoriously high rates of burnout were the most likely to say they'd get more done if they were able to shift to a four-day schedule: health-care workers, teachers, and retail and hospitality professionals.

"There's an extensive body of research confirming a tight link between burnout and declines in labor productivity," Aaron Terrazas, chief economist at Glassdoor, tells CNBC Make It.

The burnout-productivity cycle is "vicious," he adds. Left unchecked, burned out workers are more likely to look for work elsewhere, and "when they do quit, that leaves more work for their remaining teammates who then risk further burnout."

Participants in global four-day workweek experiments say the new arrangement led to reduced burnout, as well as benefits for their health, finances and relationships. A majority of bosses rated their overall experience well, saying business performance and productivity remained high, revenue increased and turnover dropped.

So far, many conversations around the viability of a four-day week tend to center around office workers, though the Glassdoor data shows how scheduling flexibility — and in particular reduced working days — could benefit front-line workers.

"We should also keep in mind that, particularly for health care, we should not conflate a workday with an eight-hour 9-to-5 schedule," Terrazas says. "Many health-care workers are accustomed to working longer continuous hours from their medical training."

Meanwhile, those in legal, accounting and finance roles say a shortened week would not boost their productivity.

By gender, women (88%) were more likely than men (75%) to say they'd get more done from a shorter workweek.

"For many women, the expectation to juggle family and child-care responsibilities alongside their careers forces a rigorous focus on making the most out of every moment of their day," Terrazas says. "I suspect we're seeing a similar phenomenon here: Time constraints often force a ruthless prioritization of what matters most."

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What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in work quality indicators
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Most companies will not return to a five-day workweek due to the benefits of a four-day workweek, which include reduced employee turnover and burnout, and improved work-life balance for employees.

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The project was carried out by researchers from the non-profit organization 4 Day Week Global, UK think tank Autonomy, Boston College, Cambridge and Oxford University, with 61 organizations and nearly 3,000 employees across industries such as banking, education, IT and retail.
Companies can choose to let employees take an extra day off or reduce their working hours to 80% of the original, but the salary and work output must be the same as the original standard.
As a result, 56 of the 61 companies were willing to maintain the three-day weekend, and 18 of them were willing to make the policy permanent.
Through this trial, up to 71% of employees have reduced their burnout rate, 39% of employees have been relieved of stress, and the probability of employees taking temporary leave has dropped by 65%. For employers, the revenue of some enterprises during the trial period has increased by more than one-third over the same period last year, and employee efficiency has improved.
The UK trial is similar to the results of smaller trials conducted in the US, Ireland and Australia in December, which have previously shown a rise in revenue and staff productivity, as well as a decline in absenteeism and turnover.
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It's one of the largest trials to put a four-day workweek to the test. The non-profit firm invited companies to either shorten their employees’ workweeks by giving them one day a week off or reducing their work hours to 32 hours per week, while still paying their employees the same salary or wage as before the trial.
Newly released study results have suggested it might finally be time to implement a four-day work week after a trial revealed the shift provided major benefits to general productivity and employee health.
The trial, which took place in the United Kingdom, involved nearly 3,000 employees and was organized by the not-for-profit group 4 Day Week Global (alongside the research group Autonomy and researchers with Boston College and the University of Cambridge).
Some 61 British businesses including banks, fast-food restaurants and marketing agencies participated in the trial.
Analyzing the study findings, officials determined the businesses found a sharp decline in the number of employees wanting to quit, while about 46% of companies said their business productivity remained the same, and 34% reported a slight improvement in productivity. Another 15% of employers reported a significant improvement in productivity.
One company, Trio Media, reported a 47% increase in revenue from the year-earlier period. The chief executive of the company, Claire Daniels, said she would continue the trial for another six months before making a permanent switch, but added she didn’t “see [the company] going back to a typical five-days-a-week model.”
Overall on a scale of 0 (very negative) to 10 (very positive) employers scored the productivity and performance of their employees at 7.5 after six months of a shortened workweek. At least 18 businesses from the study said they planned to make the shorter workweek permanent, while 56 of the 61 companies said they would continue testing the shortened work shifts even after the trial ended.
Just three companies said they would not pursue a shortened workweek.
About 15% of employees who participated in the trial said that “no amount of money” could convince them to return to a five-day workweek, as employees reported better sleep, lower stress levels, and improved personal lives and mental health.
“At the beginning, this was about pandemic burnout for a lot of employers. Now it’s more of a retention and recruitment issue for many of them,” explains Juliet Schor, an economist and sociologist at Boston College whose team helped conduct the study.
A separate study from October 2021 found that in a survey of over 1,000 Americans, 98% of respondents said a four-day workweek would improve their mental health, nine out of 10 people said that a five-day workweek was outdated and almost 80% of respondents said the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged their desire for a shortened workweek.
Three out of four respondents in that another study also said they would consider leaving their current job if they were offered a position with a four-day workweek. And a Gallup Report from 2019 revealed that high turnover rates cost US businesses $1 trillion in voluntary turnover per year.
Opponents argue that a shortened workweek would not be suitable for every field of work including child care and health care, both of which are experience widespread staff shortages as nurses in England have gone on strike after struggling to secure increased wages from their government.
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What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What did a survey on 4-day workweek conducted in Hong Kong show?

61% of respondents said employers could implement a four-day workweek to improve employees' mental health.

What did surveys conducted in London before and after the experiment of 4-day workweek  find?

54% of employees had better balance of work and home responsibilities

What has a Gallup Poll found out about the prospect of 4-day workweek?

77% of American employees believe that it will have a positive impact on their health

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in employee and customer satisfaction.

What were the results of UAE's trial of 4-day workday?

A 90% increase in job performance, happiness, and mental health.

The largest 4-day workweek trial, involving 70 UK companies and 3,300 employees, aims to improve the quality of life and competitiveness of businesses, and assess the impact on productivity and employee well-being.

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Harbin News Agency / Nursultan / June 7 – According to the British "Guardian" reported by Chinanews.com, on the 6th local time, more than 3,300 employees in 70 British companies began to experiment with a four-day work week, with a trial period of six months.
This is the world ’ s largest attempt at this new model of work.
According to the report, the trial was conducted in a “100: 80: 100 ” model, in which participants received 100% of their salary and worked 80% of their time, but the output of their work was still 100%.
“As we emerge from the pandemic, more and more companies are realizing that the new frontier of competition is quality of life, and that a shorter, output-oriented way of working is a tool that gives them a competitive advantage, ” said Joe O ’ Connor, CEO of the nonprofit Global Four Day Workday.
The researchers will work with each participating organization to measure the impact of the trial on corporate productivity and employee well-being, as well as on the environment and gender equality.
Juliet Schor, a professor of sociology at Boston College and lead researcher on the project, called it a “historic experiment. ”
"We will analyze how employees respond to an extra day of rest, including stress and burnout, job and life satisfaction, health, sleep, energy use, travel and life," she said.
The government-backed four-day work week trial will also begin in Spain and elsewhere later this year.
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The trial has shown promising results, with 91% of companies continuing the 4-day workweek after the trial, and revenue increasing by 35% during the trial periods.

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Largest 4-day week trial results good news for future of work

Ina Opperman

Will a 4-day workweek work? It seems that employees and employers are happy.

The results of the world’s largest 4-day week trial is good news for the future of work, with new research showing that these results are largely in line with existing global evidence, further demonstrating the benefits of reduced-hour, output-focused working.

The pilot programme conducted in the UK by non-profit 4 Day Week Global, the UK’s 4-Day Week Campaign and think tank Autonomy, guided over 60 companies and almost 3 000 workers through a six-month trial of a 4-day week, with no loss of pay for workers.

This brings the global campaign’s total number of completed pilot participants to 91 companies and approximately 3 500 employees. Lead researcher, professor Juliet Schor of Boston College, says overall results show that almost every organisation will stick to a 4-day week after the trial, with 91% definitely continuing or planning to continue and another 4% leaning towards continuing. Only 4% of participants are definitely not continuing.

Participating companies rated their overall experience of the trials at an average of 8.5/10, with business productivity and business performance each scoring 7.5/10. Revenue increased by 35% over the trial periods when compared to similar periods from the previous year, while hiring increased and absenteeism decreased.

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Improved employee wellbeing and health

During the trial it was also found that the health and wellbeing of employees also improved, with significant increases observed in physical and mental health, time spent exercising and overall life and job satisfaction. Rates of stress, burnout and fatigue all decreased along with problems with sleep.

Even the environmental outcomes were encouraging, with commuting time falling across the full sample by a half hour per week.

Schor says she observed an encouraging consistency in the data, with results largely steady across workplaces of varying sizes, demonstrating this is an innovation which works for many types of organisations.

“There are also some interesting differences. We found that employees in non-profits and professional services had a larger average increase in time spent exercising, while those in construction and manufacturing enjoyed the largest reductions in burnout and sleep problems.”

Behavioural scientist and new CEO of 4-Day Week Global, Dr Dale Whelehan, explained the sample produced interesting differences in gender outcomes. “While men and women benefit from a 4-day week, women’s experience is generally better for burnout, life and job satisfaction, mental health and reduced commuting time.”

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4-day workweek also balances home tasks

Encouragingly, the research also showed that the burden of non-work duties appears to be balancing out, with more men taking on a greater share of housework and childcare.

Co-founder and MD of 4-Day Week Global, Charlotte Lockhart, says her team is delighted to be expanding the arguments in favour of a 4-day week with this new world-class academic research. “We look forward to adding our Australasian pilot results to this data set in the coming weeks and our European, South African, Brazilian and North American results in the coming months.”

4-Day Week Global was founded in New Zealand by entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart, following the world-renowned success of their pioneering trial of the 4-day week in Perpetual Guardian.

Their approach is based on the 100-80-100™ model designed by Lockhart alongside the Perpetual Guardian trial in 2018. That means 100% of the pay, for 80% of the time, in exchange for a commitment to deliver 100% of the output.

4-Day Week Global’s ambition is to make a 4-day week the new default and reduced working time the new standard.

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Employee wellbeing and health have also improved significantly, with stress and burnout rates decreasing among employees, and commuting time falling by half an hour per week.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What did a survey on 4-day workweek conducted in Hong Kong show?

61% of respondents said employers could implement a four-day workweek to improve employees' mental health.

What did surveys conducted in London before and after the experiment of 4-day workweek  find?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in employee and customer satisfaction.

The 4-day workweek has been shown to improve workers' health, reduce fatigue and disease, and improve mental health, with most companies planning to continue the four-day workweek.

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Researchers have found that the four-day workweek system tested by British companies with about 2,900 employees not only saves workers from fatigue and disease, but is also good for the work itself, as it does not lead to lower profits, but increases them.
Therefore, most of the companies that tested it plan to continue working with it, according to Russia Today.
The researchers surveyed employees regularly and periodically to assess the impact of the extra day off on their lives.
The workers stressed that currently they rarely suffer from anxiety and that their mental health has improved significantly.
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What did a survey on 4-day workweek conducted in Hong Kong show?

61% of respondents said employers could implement a four-day workweek to improve employees' mental health.

What has a Gallup Poll found out about the prospect of 4-day workweek?

77% of American employees believe that it will have a positive impact on their health

The trial with 2,900 employees tested the four-day workweek, with results showing that it does not lower profits, and companies seeing a positive impact on work.

The world's largest four-day workweek attempt was conducted, with 70 UK companies starting a four-day workweek trial with 3,300 employees, and a trial period of six months with 100% salary and 80% work time.

The trial aims to measure stress, burnout, and job satisfaction, with participating companies aiming for 100% output with 80% work time, and researchers analyzing energy use, travel, and health impacts.

A study found that 71% of employees reported lower burnout levels, with 39% experiencing less stress, and sick days decreasing by 65%.

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This change did not affect the company ’ s revenue.
A team of Cambridge University sociologists, together with the British non-profit human rights group 4 Day Week Global, evaluated the effectiveness of the four-day work week.
The results of the study were published on the website 4 Day Week Global.
For six months, several companies have switched to a new format of the working week without reducing the salaries of employees.
In total, about 3 thousand employees switched to the new format.
At the beginning, middle, and end of the study, participants were asked about their performance at work, stress, burnout, and overall well-being.
Staff estimates indicate that anxiety and fatigue levels have decreased, while mental and physical health have improved.
71% of employees reported a lower level of burnout, and 39% said they experienced less stress compared to the beginning of the study.
The number of sick days decreased by 65%, and the number of employees who resigned at their own request decreased by 57%.
The company ’ s revenue has hardly changed during the trial period.
Many respondents also said that it has become easier for them to combine work with family and social obligations.
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What did surveys conducted in London before and after the experiment of 4-day workweek  find?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Employee resignations decreased by 57%, with company revenue remaining unchanged, and employees' mental and physical health improving.

Anxiety and fatigue levels decreased among employees, with work-life balance improving.

What did a survey on 4-day workweek conducted in Hong Kong show?

61% of respondents said employers could implement a four-day workweek to improve employees' mental health.

What did surveys conducted in London before and after the experiment of 4-day workweek  find?

54% of employees had better balance of work and home responsibilities

What has a Gallup Poll found out about the prospect of 4-day workweek?

77% of American employees believe that it will have a positive impact on their health

The UK introduced a 4-day workweek pilot program, which involved 3,300 employees from 70 companies, who maintained 100% wages with maximum productivity.

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The length of the work week was significantly reduced.
In the UK, workers are transferred to a four-day working week. / Photo: Collage: Today
In the UK, a large-scale experiment has begun on the introduction of a four-day working week.
About 3.3 thousand employees from 70 companies will take part in the pilot program.
It is expected that the reduction of working days will increase the productivity of workers.
This is reported by Sky News.
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The experiment involved companies from different industries: for example, the banking sector and the hotel business.
They must continue to pay workers 100% of their wages, provided that they maintain maximum productivity.
The duration of the experiment is 6 months.
During this time, the organizers of the study – 4 Day Week Global in partnership with the analytical center Autonomy and the campaign 4 Day Week UK – should measure the impact of reducing the number of working days on productivity and well-being of staff.
Ed Siegel, CEO of Charity Bank, said: “The concept of a five-day workweek of the 20th century is no longer appropriate for the business of the 21st century. ”
The organizers of the experiment believe that after the coronavirus pandemic, the approach to the length of the working week should change.
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A four-day work week increases worker productivity.
This was proved in 2019 in the Japanese division of Microsoft and transferred employees to a new work schedule.
Friday was an extra weekend.
At the same time, people were not reduced wages and did not calculate days from vacation.
During the experiment, it turned out that the efficiency of workers who rest more increased by as much as 40 percent.
The company also saved money.
Because I started to spend 20 percent less electricity and print half as much paper.
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The trial, which lasted 6 months, aimed to measure productivity and well-being, and the results showed that productivity increased with a 4-day workweek schedule.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in work quality indicators
Increase in productivity

A similar experiment was conducted by Microsoft Japan, which saw a 40% increase in worker productivity, and the company also saved 20% on electricity and 50% on paper.

Other companies from the banking and hotel sectors also participated in the 4-day workweek trial, and the organizers aimed to change the approach to the workweek post-pandemic.

The 4-day workweek experiment was also tested by 60 companies, which involved 3,000 employees working one day less per week with the same salary, and the results showed that productivity was not affected by the lighter work weeks.

The trial also found that revenue increased by an average of 1.4% over the trial period, and employment increased, while absenteeism decreased.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

Overall health and staff well-being improved, and stress, fatigue, and sleep problems decreased, with 9 out of 10 companies deciding to continue with the 4-day workweek.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What do employers in India think of 4-day workweek?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

In the UK, 21% of businesses adopted a four-day workweek in 2021, and 65% of respondents had a four-day workweek for some workers, which included reduced or compressed work hours.

The four-day workweek definition includes reduced or compressed work hours, and 78% of survey respondents reported less-stressed workers, while 68% saw benefits in terms of hiring and retention.

IT-focused firms are more likely to switch to a four-day week, but companies with diverse workforces may find a short workweek complicated, and 66% of respondents reported cost savings from a four-day workweek.

Meeting customer demands is a major challenge for a four-day workweek, but 64% of respondents reported improved productivity and quality output.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in work quality indicators
Increase in productivity

In another trial, 3300 workers at 70 companies worked a four-day week with no loss of pay, and Atom Bank saw a 500% surge in job applications after introducing a four-day week.

Productivity levels at Atom Bank improved across all 165 departmental metrics tracked, and Merthyr Valleys Homes adopted a 30-hour week with no loss of pay.

Marketing Signals staff worked 32 hours with no loss of pay on a four-day week, and Tyler Grange reported promising results with the same amount of work produced in 80% of the time.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Accu saw a 25% increase in headcount and 400% increase in job applications, and the company's productivity improved by 46% and order numbers increased by 15%.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in work quality indicators
Increase in productivity

Chilwell Products reduced staff hours by five hours with no impact on lead times, and City to Sea implemented a four-day week with no reduction in pay and saw increased staff motivation and wellbeing.

A 4-day workweek trial was also started by 70 UK companies, which involved 3,300 workers from various industries, including healthcare, and the trial aimed to assess the impact on productivity and quality.

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Thousands of employees at 70 UK companies begin four-day workweek
MOHAMMED BIN MASOOD, DAMMAM – Thousands of employees at 70 companies in Britain have started a four-day work week trial, a six-month trial to cut workers ’ hours while earning the same amount. From the salary.
Researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College will assess the impact of a shorter work week on productivity and quality of life.
* * Results in 2023,
The programme in Britain follows similar efforts in other countries, including Iceland, New Zealand, Scotland and the United States.
Organisers said more than 3,300 workers in banking, marketing, healthcare, financial services, retail, hospitality and other industries in Britain were taking part in the pilot programme.
A four-day work week has been a workplace dream for decades.
In 1956, then-Vice President Richard Nixon predicted such an arrangement in “the not-too-distant future. ”
Working from home during the epidemic was the main factor driving the growing momentum for a shorter work week.
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The workers earned the same salary with reduced hours, and researchers from Cambridge, Oxford, and Boston College were involved in the trial, which was expected to produce results in 2023.

Similar efforts have been made in Iceland and New Zealand, where companies tested the 4-day workweek with positive results, including increased productivity and revenue.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

61 companies tested the 4-day workweek with 2900 employees, and 18 companies decided to permanently implement the 4-day workweek, which resulted in staff turnover and absenteeism rates falling sharply.

Most employees maintained or increased productivity, and employees reported reduced work stress and improved health, with nearly half of employees reporting improved mental health.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

The employees were happier
The productivity  increased

What did a survey on 4-day workweek conducted in Hong Kong show?

61% of respondents said employers could implement a four-day workweek to improve employees' mental health.

What did surveys conducted in London before and after the experiment of 4-day workweek  find?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Increase in employee and customer satisfaction.

Productivity was flat or slightly higher with the 4-day workweek, and revenue increased by 47% with the implementation of the 4-day workweek.

81% of workers said that a 4-day week would increase productivity, and healthcare workers are likely to benefit from a 4-day schedule, which can reduce burnout and improve benefits.

What did  the trial of 4-day workwee in New Zealand show?

What has the implementation 4-day wrokweek in Dubai, UAE indicated?

Burnout and productivity are tightly linked, and research confirms that four-day workweek experiments led to reduced burnout and benefits, with the majority of bosses rating the experience well with high productivity [8