The five-day work week is the most traditional in the world, however, the need for greater flexibility and balance between work and personal life has driven the idea of change.
In the UK, the largest four-day experiment to date was launched just over three months ago. The conclusion surprises more than one.
More than 70 UK companies signed up for the trial which will last for six months. The test starts in June and is run by 4 Global Sundaysin collaboration with leading Autonomous think tanks and researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Boston College.
“So far, the four-day-a-week trial has been very successful for us. Productivity remains high, with increased well-being of our team and business, with 44% better financial performance,” he said. claire danielCEO of Trio Media, one of the participating companies.
Accordingly, a survey was conducted on companies participating in the experiment, in which a series of questions with multiple choice answers were asked, on a scale of 1 to 15.
According to the results, 88% of respondents indicated that four days a week worked well for their business. 46% indicated that their business productivity remained at the same level, while 34% reported that it had increased slightly. 15% said it had improved significantly.
Regarding the transition to a four-day week (if 5 is ‘very easy’ and 1 is ‘very difficult’), about 19% of respondents chose 5, 49% chose 4 and 20% chose 3.
Finally, 86% of respondents said they would “very likely” or “probably” consider keeping the four-day week policy after the trial period.
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