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Staff at Sainsburys working in head offices in Holborn, Coventry and Milton Keynes, as well as warehouse staff and store managers have all been taking part in the scheme.

For a six month period starting in June 2022, 61 UK companies reduced their employees working hours by 20 per cent, with no changes made to their salary.

A recent pilot saw 61 UK companies reduce working hours for all staff by 20 per cent for six months from June last year, with no cut in wages.

Research shows that working fewer hours can be far more productive. Richard Godwin clocks on to find out if it’s true

Boots said sales in the three months to November 30 were 8.7% higher than a year earlier, with Christmas with sales in December up 15%.

Boots said sales in the three months to November 30 were 8.7% higher than a year earlier, with Christmas with sales in December up 15%.

Louise Verity, CEO of Bookishly, a business that sells literary gifts, has revealed that despite the trial going smoothly so far, her business will return to five-day working weeks over Christmas.

Walgreens Boots Alliance said it will keep both the pharmacy chain - which has 2,260 stores in the UK and employs around 55,000 - after market instability put a stop to its plans to sell.

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Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Industries and Apollo Global Management tabled an offer that values Boots at between £5.5bn and £6bn.