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If there is anything good that has come out of the gruelling COVID-19 pandemic, it has to be that how, where, and for how long we work has changed drastically, making this new working model all the more plausible.
Around 30 more employers are set to participate in a four-day week trial where researchers will measure the impact it has on productivity and wellbeing.
Participating employees will receive 100% of their usual pay for only four days at work
A new pilot of a four-day working week is launching in the UK for six months with no loss of pay for participating employees. The trial is being run by researchers at Cambridge University, Boston College and Oxford University, not-for-profit organisation 4 Day Week Global, UK think tank Autonomy, and the 4 Day Week UK Campaign.
Companies across the UK are signing up to the scheme, which will see employees earn 100% of their pay for 80% of their time