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"The five-day work week has long been a staple of the world’s workforce, but a
massive experiment testing a four-day work week in the United Kingdom, which
began three months ago, is already seeing some incredibly promising results.
The labor force wants change. While the covid-19 pandemic’s stay-at-home orders
have shown that many jobs can move (at least partially) to a remote
configuration, the next big change could be the duration of the work week
itself. In June, more than 3,300 employees across the United Kingdom began
participating in a six-month experiment to test the efficacy of a four-day work
week, which was organized by the nonprofit 4 Day Global. The pilot program has
now reached its halfway point, and 4 Day Global is reporting overwhelmingly
positive results. More specifically, 88% of surveyed participants said that the
four-day work week is working well for their business.
“The organizations in the United Kingdom pilot are contributing real-time data
and knowledge that are worth their weight in gold. Essentially, they are laying
the foundation for the future of work by putting a four-day week into practice,
across every size of business and nearly every sector, and telling us exactly
what they are finding as they go,” said 4 Day Week Global CEO Joe O’Connor in a
press release.
Results also include 86% of survey respondents indicating that they would be
likely or extremely likely to retain the four-day work week, while a total of
46% of respondents reported some increase in productivity. Businesses also
reported a relatively smooth transition from the traditional five-day work
week. On a scale of 1 being “extremely challenging” to 5 being “extremely
smooth,” 4 Day Week Global found that 98% of respondents rated the transition
to the four-day work week a 3 or higher."
Via
Future Crunch Oct 7, 2022:
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Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
