The five-day work week has long been a staple of the world’s workforce, but a massive experiment testing a four-day work week in the United Kingdom, which began three months ago, is already seeing some incredibly promising results.
The labor force wants change. While the covid-19 pandemic’s stay-at-home orders have shown that many jobs can move (at least partially) to a remote configuration, the next big change could be the duration of the work week itself. In June, more than 3,300 employees across the United Kingdom began participating in a six-month experiment to test the efficacy of a four-day work week, which was organized by the nonprofit 4 Day Global. The pilot program has now reached its halfway point, and 4 Day Global is reporting overwhelmingly positive results. More specifically, 88% of surveyed participants said that the four-day work week is working well for their business.
“The organizations in the United Kingdom pilot …