Companies that have trialled a four-day working week are continuing to report benefits from the scheme more than a year on. Back in 2022, dozens of companies and businesses signed up for a trial of the four-day week, which saw employees work one day less a week for no loss of pay. The programme was […]

2 years ago

Written by Katy Thornton Great news for all the 9-5ers… Whisperings of a four-day work week becoming the norm have been swirling for what feels like years. In the summer, over 3,300 workers at 70 different companies in the UK took part in a six month trial whereby workers only worked four days, with no […]

3 years ago

Officials are keeping a close eye on the trial, which started this month Government officials have accepted that a four-day working week could actually work, as the largest trial in the world for shorter working hours begins in the UK. At its core, the four day work week premise is relatively simple. Participating companies will […]

4 years ago

Dozens of British companies are trialling a four-day working week A business has permanently introduced a four-day working week for its staff, promising that it will not see a drop in pay for its employees. Family-run business Chilwell Products makes parts for scaffolds and its workers will now have five fewer hours a week written […]

4 years ago

Employers and employees are set to be hit by the National Insurance hike from April The CEO of a marketing company has announced a pay rise for his employees to help them cover the incoming National Insurance hike from Boris Johnson’s government. Gloucestershire-based 71a is a technology and banking marketing firm that works with comparison […]

4 years ago

Tag your boss! One of the UK’s leading banks, which recently moved 430 staff to a four-day-week, has told of the scheme’s transformative nature. Atom Bank is one of the biggest companies to trial the revolutionary change to the working week, reports the Mirror. With no cut to their salary, 430 employees gained an extra […]

4 years ago