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A survey published today by the not-for-profit organization 4 Day Week Global indicates that more than 70 UK companies are piloting a four-day working week. According to the survey, 88% of leaders say the model works well. 88% say they are very likely or likely to keep the policy after the trial period, which runs from June to November.
“Companies in the UK pilot provide real-time data and valuable knowledge. Basically, they’re laying the groundwork for the future of work, implementing the four-day week, and telling us what they’re going to continue to innovate in every business and almost every sector,” 4 Day Week Global CEO Joe O’Connor said in a statement.
Check out the survey results so far:
- 88% of respondents said the four-day week worked “well” for their business at this point in the test;
- 46% of respondents say productivity “stays roughly the same”; 34% report that they are “somewhat improved”; and 15% say it is “significantly improved”;
- Regarding how difficult it was to switch to a four-day week (indicator 5 was “very smooth” and 1 was “very challenging”), 49% chose “4”, 29% chose “5”, and 20% indicated “3”. ”. “;
- 86% of respondents said they currently consider it “very likely” and/or “likely” to maintain the four-day week policy after the trial period.
The project, which is a partnership with researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Oxford and Boston College, has more than 3,300 employees working one day less per week, with no reduction in pay.
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