UK Begins 4-Day-Week Work Trials

Per week four days It has been on the agenda for years that working can provide benefits such as increasing productivity by causing less fatigue to employees. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the debate on this issue has increased recently, with radical changes in business understanding and environment.

For this practice, which has been talked about for years, the UK is now starting a six-month ‘work 4 days a week’ trial. During the trial, which will take place with the participation of 30 British companies, the employees of the company will work as if they were working for 5 days. same amount of salary will continue to receive.

The four-day study model challenges the current study model

Of those who participated in the pilot, led by the 4 Day Week Global in partnership with think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week UK Campaign, and researchers from Oxford University, Boston College and Cambridge University, only 80 percent of their time will now have an additional day off each week. 100 percent productivity are required to provide.

4 Day Week Global pilot program manager Joe O’Connor said: “More and more businesses are switching to productivity-focused strategies to enable them to reduce worker hours without cutting wages. We are excited about the increased momentum and interest in our pilot program and the broader four-day week.” he speaks. The current working model of the four-day work week you are defiant O’Connor states that 2022 will be the year that heralds this new working method.

The UK-led trial program will later be included in the USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Among the companies named in the program, the tech firm offers its employees a series of workshops, mentorship and networking opportunities to maximize the success of the pilot. canon is also included.