Productivity | 3,000 UK staff to join 'world's largest' four-day week trial

Thousands of UK workers are set to join an ongoing four-day work week trial, which organisers say could well be the largest scheme of its kind anywhere in the world.

As reported by The Guardian, more than 3,000 workers at 60 companies across Britain will trial a four-day working week, in what is thought to be the biggest pilot scheme to take place anywhere in the world.

The pilot scheme was first launched earlier this year, and saw around 30 British firms sign up to the initial six-month experiment, which is designed to test the effects of a shorter work week – without any reduction in pay – on the wellbeing and productivity of the workforce.

Employees from a wide range of businesses are expected to take part in the scheme, which will run from June to December.