Every worker in the UK would have the chance to work a four-day week under plans tabled by the Labour MP Peter Dowd.
Mr Dowd’s plans come after many of the British firms taking part in a four-day week trialData from the trial’s halfway point showed that productivity had been maintained or improved at 95% of the 73 firms taking part from around the world, while employees benefited from lower commuting and childcare costs.
However, some ‘old-fashioned’ companies taking part in the pilot are said to have found the shift to the new scheme – which sees employees retain full pay while working 80% of their hours – “trickier”.Commenting on the proposed bill, Joe Ryle, director of the– which is running the pilot scheme currently underway in the UK and around the world – said the reduction in working hours had the power to make us all “happier”.
“It would give us the time to properly rest, enjoy a better quality of life and boost productivity at work,” he said. “The 9-to-5, five-day working week is outdated and no longer fit for purpose.” Sign up for the latest news and must-read features from Stylist, so you don't miss out on the conversation.
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