4 day week could be ‘at the centre of how we work’ within 3 years, says pilot study manager.

4 day week could be ‘at the centre of how we work’ within 3 years, says pilot study manager.

BRITISH firms are trialling a move to a four day working week with employees still earning FULL pay.

Several countries have successfully trialled a four-day system in the last six years, and now the UK is giving it a go.

Joe O’Connor, pilot programme manager for 4 Day Week Global, said: “More and more businesses are moving to productivity focused strategies to enable them to reduce worker hours without reducing pay.

“I could certainly see a scenario where within the next three, four, five years, this is something that moves from being a growing, but still niche concept, to something that is at the centre of how we organise work."

Read more: www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/8295367/uk-firms-move-to-four-day-working-week/

What is the four-day work week pilot and are you paid the same?

www.thesun.co.uk/news/17357152/what-is-four-day-work-week-pilot/

List of US companies with four-day work weeks – and some are recruiting now

www.the-sun.com/money/4417547/companies-four-day-work-week-jobs-hiring/

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