Four Day Week | Flexible work shouldn't be just a yes or no decision for HR

Once upon a time, the idea of a five day working week was something rather strange. Now, with our five-day week the norm, the concept of the four-day week probably seems like a step too far for many.

But it's a hot topic that hits the HR news feed almost daily - take, for example, the worker who sued her company and won damages of £100,000 when she was sacked after asking to work a four-day week. Marie Raphael had requested reduced working hours after suffering a stroke, but she soon found herself accused of misconduct and was dismissed.

It seems many people are, for want of a better word, threatened by the idea of a four-day week. But the argument isn't just about the days and hours - this is about the flexibility of the way we work.

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