Recruitment for a new four-day working week pilot programme has begun on International Worker’s Day today.
Participating employers and employees will undertake a training programme to re-evaluate how they work, ensuring maximum efficiency before beginning the six-month trial. It was reported that stress, fatigue and work-family conflicts significantly declined after the first trial. Average sleep time also increased from 7.02 hours a night to 7.72 hours.Employers rated the trial at a 92% success rate. Nine of the 12 companies officially committed to the four-day working week, while the remaining three continued to implement a shorter working week but did not make a concrete commitment.
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