It’s part of the government’s plans to increase flexible working The government is set to give workers the right to ask their employer for a four-day working week. Labour is looking to introduce the plan as part of its efforts to increase flexible working for employees. According to the Daily Telegraph, employees would still have […]

1 year ago

Nearly everyone who took part saw benefits… The majority of British companies that took part in the world’s biggest four-day week trial have made the switch to a shorter week permanent. Out of the 61 companies from the UK who took part in the trial, 54 of them (89%) are still working four days a […]

2 years ago

Send this to your boss Amid mounting pressure on employers to offer varied work schedules, an author and four-day-work-week advocate has shared his thoughts on how your week should look. Joe Sanok’s new book Thursday is the new Friday details how to make the switch – but most importantly, how to do it well without […]

4 years ago

Some 30 companies are expected to take part in the pilot A trial of a four-day working week has launched in the UK, which will see employees work one day fewer a week for no loss of pay. The six-month pilot programme is being performed by 4 Day Week Global along with think tank Autonomy, the […]

4 years ago

It has not yet been revealed whether privately-owned companies will also follow suit in the UAE The United Arab Emirates is changing the schedules of all federal employees so that they only work four and a half days a week. In a bid to “boost productivity and improve work-life balance,” the UAE is completely reshuffling […]

4 years ago

Belfast are set to trial the reduced working week Belfast City Council is considering bringing in a four day week with full pay. According to BelfastLive, Sinn Fein put forward a motion for a trial of the four-day working week earlier this month; the DUP has also agreed to the study but did insist that […]

4 years ago