Wellbeing | Four-day week trial reports huge productivity boost

The founder of a firm that has switched to a four-day week claims that productivity has shot up by a staggering 20% whilst also improving staff wellbeing.

The Guardian reports that Perpetual Guardian (no link between the firms, despite the name similarities) switched its staff to a four-day week last November and did not cut pay.

The NZ-based firm claim that productivity has increased, staff stress has been reduced, and profits have also been boosted.

The trial, monitored by local boffins, found that work-life balance scores shot up from 54% to 78% whilst stress levels dropped to 38% from 45%.