Data: UK four-day working week trial largely positive


A UK trial exploring the benefits of a four-day working week has been largely successful but for some the transition has been less smooth. — AFP Relaxnews

A UK trial exploring the benefits of a four-day working week has been largely successful but for some the transition has been less smooth, data revealed.

More than 70 organisations signed up for the six-month trial that began in June, resulting in more than 3,300 staff being paid by their employers the same amount as when they worked a traditional five-day week.

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