Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/ProvisionA Cork company is saving thousands of euro a month on energy bills by moving to a four-day week without any loss in productivity. Employees had embraced the four-day working week and the company had not encountered any problems since the introduction of the scheme, Mr Livingstone said. “We are talking to the employees, if it’s going to be out between 4pm-6pm or 5pm-7pm, then maybe we start the day earlier. Do we do an 8am-3pm or 8am-4pm?”She said there was a commitment from employees to work different hours if necessary. That is not going to be very productive for people dragging them into work and not having any power to work.”

Source: The Irish Times September 20, 2022 23:05 UTC