It has been revealed that all 17 organisations that took part in the most recent four-day working week pilot have said they would like to continue with the arrangements. The trial, which involved 1000 workers, ran for six months from November last year.
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The pilot which was organised by the 4 Day Week Foundation included organisations that want to experiment with different forms of flexibility such as a shorter working week, flexible start and finish times, a nine-day fortnight or compressed hours.
The results found that employers participating in the scheme were able to maintain service levels and key performance indicators while observing several benefits for employee wellbeing.
Almost two-thirds of workers registered a reduction in how often they experienced burnout, two in five found an improvement in their mental health and almost half said they felt more satisfied with life.
Joe Ryle, Campaign Director of the 4 Day Week Foundation, said: “With greater knowledge, expertise and experience of what it takes to successfully implement a four-day week, we’re really pleased to see such a high success rate.
“People are happier, businesses are thriving, and there’s no turning back.
“We’ve proved it again and again: a four-day week works and should now be implemented more widely across the economy.”
