UK 4-Day Work Week: Is It Here To Stay?

We reported on the campaign for a 4-day work week in February 2022. The campaign involved a pilot coordinated by 4 Day Week Global, in partnership with leading think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week Campaign, and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College.

The six-month pilot involved more than 3,300 workers in over thirty sectors throughout the UK and ran alongside similar pilots in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Israel.

Those involved in the UK trial received 100 per cent pay for 80 per cent of their normal working hours, in exchange for a commitment to maintain at least 100 per cent productivity.

According to a report in The Guardian newspaper on 27 November 2022, 100 companies, employing 2,600 staff in the UK, have now signed up to make the 4-day week a permanent shift, with no cut in pay.