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‘Stuck in the past’ | Government pushed to rethink stance on four-day work weeks
Over 100 business & charity leaders have pushed ministers to 'lead the country's...
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‘Overwhelmingly positive’ | Scottish government four-day work week trial boosts wellbeing & productivity
The year-long trial of a 32-hour working week improved motivation, morale, and worker...
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‘Difficult decision’ | Morrisons scraps 4.5-day work week - are compressed models still the future of work?
Morrisons abandons flexible work week amid 'increased cost pressures'...
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Work-life balance | 4-day week set to take over by 2030 as UK workers predict its rise
Workers expect the 4-day model to become standard within 5 years...
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Exclusive | Viral CEO talks move to abandon four-day workweek… for a 32-hour model
The 32-hour week is Lumen's 'vehicle for increasing trust, initiative, and...
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Atom splits | Bank CEO on four-day week: 'It isn't progressive, it's bloody logical'
Atom Bank's CEO said he must offer staff 'a working experience that is...
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Symptoms unaddressed | IKEA four-day workweek didn't alleviate long-term burnout, study finds
The research from Ghent University urges employers to be cautious in assuming compressed...
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‘Overdue an update’ | 200 more UK employers make permanent switch to a four-day work week
The five-day working week is 'no longer fit for purpose,' asserted the 4 Day...
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'Benefits evident' | 4 day week improves staff health but clashes with business needs, new trial finds
A new study suggests that a four-day week could improve employee wellbeing and even...
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‘Groundbreaking’? | Labour launches new four-day workweek trial - It's time for HR to act, regardless of the results
1,000 UK workers will take part in the latest trial for the shorter working...
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4 day week furore | Father awarded £20k after colleagues gossiped about his flexible hours
A father has won over £20,000 in compensation after colleagues joked and “gossiped”...
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No going back? | Why RTO may not be a foregone conclusion for business leaders
While some business leaders are declaring that a full-time return to the office is...
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The proof is in the pudding | We must accept the four-day week could work
The four-day week has been the subject of much debate in recent years. And for the...
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‘Compressed hours’ | Workers could gain right to demand a four-day week: What HR needs to know
The government hopes to make flexibility mandatory, with a source stating it could...
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Four Day Week returns | UK firms to test '9-day fortnight' & flexible start/finish times in new trial
A new trial of the four-day work week will begin later this year, with some additional...
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'Physically demanding' | Asda ditches four-day week after complaints from 'exhausted' staff
Despite previously reporting "very positive" feedback, Asda is curtailing its four-day...
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Diary of a CEO | Simon Cowell says it's OK to work 4 days a week - but only if you're old?
In the most recent installment of Steven Bartlett's hit podcast, Diary of a CEO,...
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Workin' 9-to-7 | Are 10-hour days the four-day week solution?
So many business owners are disregarding the notion of a four-day week as the thought...
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Work ethics | CEO says UK will never compare to Asia's 100-hour week - do we even want to?
The UK has long been viewed as a leading business hub on the world stage. Unlike...
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Four-day week | Could Germany prove that a reduced working week is the antidote to financial instability?
Germany's decision to embark on a trial of a four-day work week couldn't have come...
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