Companies in the United Kingdom will see how a four-day work week affects their productivity and employee happiness. It’s part of a six-month-long pilot program, the largest of its kind. This means thousands of workers in the UK will be able to savor an extra day off, with no reduction in pay.
Over 3,300 employees from 70 different companies are participating in the UK trial of the four-day work week. This is according to a press release from 4 Day Week Global, the nonprofit that’s organizing the research around this most recent effort to examine cutting one day of work. 4 Day Week Global says this is the biggest pilot program of its kind, where, as long as workers maintain 100% of their productivity, they will also maintain 100% of their salary while working 80% of the traditional work week. Companies involved range from fish and chips shops, to PR firms, to tech companies. 4 Day Week Global is also in partnership …