The pilot is running for six months and is being organised by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with the thinktank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week Campaign, and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College. Photograph: HandoutGovernment-backed four-day week trials are also due to begin later this year in Spain and Scotland. “The four-day week is generally considered to be a triple-dividend policy – helping employees, companies, and the climate. For Charity Bank, the move to a four-day week seems a natural next step. “The 20th-century concept of a five-day working week is no longer the best fit for 21st-century business.

Source: The Guardian June 06, 2022 18:33 UTC