Companies in global four-day week trial to make it permanent – The National

Companies in global four-day week trial to make it permanent – The National

Organisations participating in the world’s first study on the benefits of a four-day, 32-hour working week plan to retain the model after reporting an increase in revenue alongside a drop in sick days and resignations, New Zealand-based non-profit advocacy group 4 Day Week Global said on Wednesday.

The companies involved in the six-month pilot programme, which gave workers an extra day off per week without a reduction in pay, said they will not return to the traditional five-day working model, according to 4 Day Week Global, which co-ordinated the study in partnership with the University College Dublin, University of Cambridge and Boston College.

Workers felt less stressed and burnt out, and reported higher rates of life satisfaction, while there were significant declines in the duration and frequency of commuting and other positive environmental outcomes, the study found.