UK 3-day week experiment
2022-06-06
@marikakatanuma: 3 days off a week, massive trial starts in UK
70 companies (over 3,000 employees) participated in the six-month trial. They will work 4 days a week with the same salary and study the impact on productivity, employee wellbeing, environment and gender equality.
Biggest Four-Day Work Week Trial Begins in UK With 70 Companies Taking Part - Bloomberg
2023-02-21
@marikakatanuma: almost no companies going back to 2 days off a week
A large-scale experiment with a three-day workweek in the United Kingdom found that most of the participating companies have a policy of not returning to a two-day workweek. Increased sales, reduced turnover, and lower burnout were the deciding factors (Few companies return to 2-day workweek - world's largest 4-day workweek Results of Work Experiment - Bloomberg)
@marikakatanuma: Juliette Shore, who led the survey, said, "We thought it would be much harder for companies to make the three-day workweek work We wondered if it would, but the answer seems to be no," she noted.
His research has long shown that the two-day workweek no longer fits the lifestyle of the modern employee, especially those with childcare or caregiving responsibilities.
@marikakatanuma: Of the 2,900 participants, zero said they wanted to stop the 3-day workweek. 15% said they would not go back to a 2-day workweek no matter how much money they were offered. 15% said they would not go back to a 2-day workweek no matter how much money was offered.
United Kingdom five-day workweek system Experiment
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