- 200 British companies have registered for a 4 -day work week
- This decision follows successful tests around the world
- It should increase the productivity and well-being of workers
For 5,000 lucky workers, the four -day work week has just approached.
The 4 -day campaign of the week revealed that 200 companies have now registered for a permanent work week of four days without loss of salary for staff.
There is a representation of some different sectors in this commitment, with 18 art and design companies, alongside engineering and manufacturing (12) Recruitment & HR (12), Entertainment (9), Comptiet, Banking & Finance (8) and real estate development, transactions & construction (6) All are registered.
Winner
The tendency among technological companies in 2024 was generally the opposite, companies such as Amazon leading the burden of Raping Back Hybrid working to issue work vouchers.
But the four-day activists of the work week salute the change as a “win-win”, with increased productivity for employers and happier and better rested employees. In fact, the South Cambridgeshire district council has forced policy and has more than 600 employees working, and the Council says that has improved the services.
It is not a secret for anyone that the United Kingdom is in the midst of a productivity crisis, and the Labor government has so far turned to AI for a boost, but studies have shown that companies have benefited from an increase in performance and productivity through lower levels of exhaustion and stress among employees.
“British workers have devoted some of the longest hours of work in Europe, but we still have one of the least productive savings,” said the campaign group.
“A four -day week also benefits the company in general. Movement of the economy to a 32-hour work week without loss of salary could reduce the carbon footprint of the United Kingdom to 127 million tonnes per year. »»
Elsewhere in the world, Panasonic has tested a four -day work week in 2022 in order to reduce pressure on Japanese workers.
Given the success and popularity of hybrid work, the four -day work week could be the next natural step.
