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Geeks For Social Change - software developers, activists and researchers with a social agenda It comes as companies in Japan, a fellow G7 economy, are increasingly switching to four-day weeks to improve the work-life balance for its hard-working employees.īlink - a specialist digital marketing agencyĬauseway Irish Housing Association - a not-for-profit organisation provind temporary accommodation for young single homeless peopleĬharlton Morris - a specialist search firmĬommon Knowledge - a not-for-profit building digital tools for grassroots organisersĮarth Science Partnership - a consultancy of engineers, geologists and applied environmental scientistsĮntrepreneurs Circle - a business development serviceįour Day Week Ltd - a jobs site for four day week and flexible roles Several 'influencer' agencies are already operating a four-day working week, including Engage Hub, whose employees will have either a Wednesday or a Friday off, rotating every eight weeks. Researchers have been arguing that benefits to a four-day week would also see staff return a more efficient work performance for their employers. Similar experiments are due to be held in the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, while trials are already being conducted in Spain and Scotland.

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Mark Downs, CEO of the Royal Society of Biology, said last month that he decided to take part in the trial to see if the change could help attract staff in an 'incredibly competitive' labour market. Major companies that have tried out a four-day week but are not part of the trial include Unilever, Atom Bank and Panasonic. 'Workers have emerged from the pandemic with different expectations around what constitutes a healthy life-work balance.' 'Increasingly, managers and executives are embracing a new model of work which focuses on quality of outputs, not quantity of hours,' he previously told the Guardian. Joe O'Connor, the chief executive of 4 Day Week Global, said there was no way to 'turn the clock back' to the pre-pandemic world. The pandemic has seen more employees working from home and adopting more flexible hours instead of the usual nine-to-five, five-day working week.

The trial, led by 4 Day Week Global, will see staff members from different organisations completing the usual amount of work, and up to 35 hours each week, but split over four days rather than five. They include the Royal Society of Biology, hipster London brewery Pressure Drop, a Manchester medical devices firm, and a fish and chip shop in Norfolk.Ĭampaigners say the move will create a better work-life balance and boost productivity, but critics warn it will lead to more stress as employees attempt to squeeze more work into fewer hours, and leave firms with higher costs. The programme, organised by academics at Oxford, Cambridge and Boston College in the US, will run from June to December, with a range of businesses and charities taking part. 'Actions such as having a strong purpose and offering staff the opportunity to take volunteer days is attractive, as is introducing wellbeing days.'Īround 60 companies will take part in a four-day week trial next month organised by a group campaigning for a shorter working week with no loss of pay. Pressure Drop brewery in Tottenham, North London, is one of the businesses taking part in the trial 'From our experience, there's still only a handful of companies offering a four-day week for example, and while this is an attractive offering, there are lots of other ways for companies to stand out. 'However, if employers don't get the basics right such as offering competitive salaries along with flexible and hybrid working, the majority of professionals will look elsewhere to employers who have got the fundamentals right. Gaelle Blake, of Hays, said: 'We're seeing companies getting more creative in what they can offer prospective staff when trying to recruit in a competitive market. It comes as 60 UK companies are set to trial a four-day working week from next month. Recruiters Hays said a survey of more than 9,600 workers showed that two in five believe a four-day week will become a reality in the next few years.Īnd around 53 per cent of respondents said they would consider moving to a different employer if a four-day week was offered. Half of workers would be tempted to quit and move to a rival company for a four-day work week, new research suggests, with the majority predicting it would boost their mental health and wellbeing.