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Staff at Sainsbury's 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%.