Four-day weeks offer an opportunity for staff to improve their work-life balance. A small but growing number of employers are discovering the advantages of their staff working compressed hours – sometimes a nine-day fortnight rather than a four day week.
Around 40 companies in Portugal are taking part in a six-month government-funded trial of a four-day working week.
Spanish companies with fewer than 250 employees can apply for a pilot government scheme to reduce their working week.
The UK four-day week trial results show that most will continue, with employers seeing a reduction in burnout, fatigue and sickness absence.
Online lender Atom Bank has decided to make its four-day working week permanent after a successful trial.
M&S has launched Worklife, a new flexible working programme where retail managers can work a four-day week or nine-day fortnight.
The businesses gave the trial a 9.2 rating on a scale of 1-10 but critics maintain that the four-day week is a flawed concept.
The concept of a four-day work week has gained traction in the UK, but how feasible is it in other...
Many employers are considering the work-life and wellbeing benefits of a four-day week.
Few organisations have taken steps to make the four-day week a reality.
Almost nine in 10 organisations taking part in the four-day week trial are likely to continue with a shorter working week beyond the six-month pilot.
With many employers testing a four-day working week, Eugene Farrell argues that it is vital occupational health practitioners provide clarity...
Atom Bank has seen positive four-day week results, including increased staff retention and productivity.
Gethin Nadin and Charlotte Lockhart feature on the latest Oven-Ready HR Reheated compilation episode.
Charlotte Lockhart, co-founder of 4 Day Week Global speaks to Chris Taylor about this new way of working.
More than half of women say a lack of flexibility at work has pushed them to leave or consider leaving a job, according to LinkedIn research.
