A trial of the four-day working week in the UK has been largely successful across the board, a survey has found.
In June 2022, 70 companies and more than 3,300 workers agreed to participate in the trial. As reported by The Independent, the trial is currently in its fourth month, and is moving along well.
The trial, set to last six months, is organised by nonprofit 4 Day Week Global, and has employees working as part of the 100:80:100 model. This means they have continued to receive full pay for 80 per cent of their previous working hours, in exchange for a 100 per cent commitment to productivity.
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So far, a total 88 per cent of respondents to a survey on the trial stated that the four-day week was working well for them, reported AFP.
Joe O’Connor, the chief executive of 4 Day Week Global, said “for many it is a fairly smooth transition and for some there are some understandable hurdles”, including for those whose cultures “date back well into the last century”.
The chief executive at Trio Media, a participant in the trial, added that “productivity has remained high, with an increase in wellness for the team, along with our business performing 44 per cent better financially”.
Some companies that have taken part in the trial are from the following industries:
- Banking
- CarE
- IT
- Online Retail
- Software training
- Housing
- Animation studios
- Hospitality
According to to the latest reports, researchers are also working with the companies to measure the impact on productivity in the business, as well as the wellbeing of the workers.
The government-backed, four-day-week trials are also due to begin later this year in Spain and Scotland.
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