Did you know that a four-day week could boost your health, happiness and productivity? Read this article to find out how a rightwing lobby group is trying to stop this progressive idea from becoming a reality in the UK. #4DayWeek #WorkLessLiveMore
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/07/rightwing-lobby-group-campaigns-to-undermine-uk-four-day-week?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"... residents of Germany's eastern states, which were formerly in the communist German Democratic Republic, were most skeptical about the idea.

Among them, 62% opposed the introduction of a four-day workweek, in contrast to 54% in the western states.

The survey also showed that opinions varied widely among supporters of the different political parties."

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-majority-thinks-4-day-work-week-is-not-a-good-idea/a-65424679

#4DayWeek

New Policy Podcast!

This week, Craig talks to @JoeRRyle from @4Day_Week about the campaign to let us work less, so we can live more

Note: We're having technical difficulties with our podcast platform so until that's sorted, here's the episode on Youtube

#UKPolitics #CommonWeal #4DayWeek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jYSgOqMdKs

"A four-day workweek pilot was so successful most firms say they won’t go back" | washingtonpost

"Dozens of companies there took part in the world’s largest trial of the four-day workweek — and a majority of supervisors and employees liked it so much they’ve decided to keep the arrangement. In fact, 15 percent of the employees who participated said “no amount of money” would convince them to go back to working five days a week.
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Companies that participated could adopt different methods to “meaningfully” shorten their employees’ workweeks — from giving them one day a week off to reducing their working days in a year to average out to 32 hours per week — but had to ensure the employees still received 100 percent of their pay.

At the end of the experiment, employees reported a variety of benefits related to their sleep, stress levels, personal lives and mental health, according to results published Tuesday. Companies’ revenue “stayed broadly the same” during the six-month trial, but rose 35 percent on average when compared with a similar period from previous years. Resignations decreased."

#labor #work #4dayweek #antiwork #monday
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/02/21/four-day-work-week-results-uk/

RT @4Day_Week
What’s it 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 like to work a 4-day week?

We asked some of the UK’s pilot participants for their views.

#4DayWeek

BBC News - Firms stick to four-day week after trial ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64669987 #fourdayweek #4DayWeek #Trial

#4DayWorkWeek #4dayweek #Capitalism This will never fly in USA. Conservatives will call it Social Welfare, white collar employers will lower benefits by 20%, and small businesses will make all full time hourly employees part time since they're not working full-time and cut all benefits including the laughable excuse for health care.

More than nine out of 10 companies that adopted a four-day working week in the UK will continue to use the more flexible way of operating, according to the findings from a six-month trial.

Businesses adopted a range of approaches for the four-day week, including offering Friday off or. let staff work 80 per cent of their previous hours on a flexible basis.

Revenue at participating companies rose & the number of staff leaving companies fell significantly.

#ukpolitics #work #4dayweek

“Across a wide variety of sectors, wellbeing has improved dramatically for staff; and business productivity has either been maintained or improved in nearly every case.” #4DayWeek

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/feb/21/four-day-week-uk-trial-success-pattern

RT @Autonomy_UK
Today @SeneddPetitions' report calls on the @WelshGovernment to trial a #4DayWeek in the public sector 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

There's growing pressure for shorter working hours around the country

Here's a quick recap of how we got here – and where to go next👇

https://buff.ly/3kFJF6N

RT @Daleyfurter@twitter.com

It is time to have a serious conversation about the revolution of work. Being stuck in 20th century-influenced ways of working are making us less productive and unhealthier. #4dayweek is the #futureofwork @4DayWeekIreland@twitter.com @lockhart_charli@twitter.com @andrewhbarnes@twitter.com @4dayweek_global@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Daleyfurter/status/1597870478403608576

4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit organization, collaborated with researchers at Boston College, University College Dublin and Cambridge University for the trial. It was split into two cohorts, beginning in February and April this year.

"“The 4-day week has been transformative for our business and our people. Staff are more focused, more engaged and more dedicated, helping us hit our goals better than before,”"

https://www.4dayweek.com/us-ireland-results

#work #4dayweek #ucd

#4DayWeek trial goes well https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/1129/1339085-four-day-week/

Give workers right to request four-day week with no pay cut, unions and MPs say | The Independent
#4DayWeek

Right to request flexible working should be extended to the four-day week, business minister told

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/four-day-week-flexible-working-mps-unions-b2234491.html

Time to normalise the 4-day week.
@ScottishGreens @SNP

#4DayWeek #TradeUnions #Unions #WorkingWeek

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/27/a-hundred-uk-companies-sign-up-for-four-day-week-with-no-loss-of-pay

Bring it...

'A hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, a milestone in the campaign to fundamentally change Britain’s approach to work.'

#4dayweek
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/27/a-hundred-uk-companies-sign-up-for-four-day-week-with-no-loss-of-pay

RT @4Day_Week@twitter.com

It’s an unsustainable system and it’s only getting worse.

Parents of young families are hanging on by a thread in many cases. They need more support and a better work-family balance.

They need a four-day week!

#4DayWeek

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/4Day_Week/status/1592055146799894528

Did #Iceland just quietly adopt a 4-day- week? There seems to be nothing in the #searchEngines about it.

If it's indeed true, congrats Iceland!

#4DayWeek #degrowth #reduce