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Accounting firm launches nine-day fortnight for NZ staff

Accounting firm Grant Thornton is trialling a nine-day fortnight for staff in New Zealand.  The trial, which launched on January 1, will see staff working

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Grant Thornton launches nine-day fortnight for New Zealand staff

Accounting firm Grant Thornton is trialling a nine-day fortnight for staff in New Zealand. The trial, which launched on January 1, will see staff working for...

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The advance of the four-day work week - 'the way the whole world will move'


Employees worked four days but are paid for five, and Barnes said at the time that productivity increased by 20 per cent during a trial.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern encouraged businesses to consider the idea post-Covid, and Unilever - which makes products ranging from ice cream to deodorant – is trialling the idea with its 81 Kiwi employees.
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Waikato-based Kerrik Group has applied a four-day week in both office and building environments, people and culture coordinator Brieana Coulter said.
In Waikato, the Kerrik Group recently switched to permanent four-day weeks after a trial across both office and building site environments.

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