A Four-Day Work Week Can Be Productive when the Company Is Committed to It

A four-day work week can be productive when the company is committed to it

The four-day work week can increase productivity, improve work-life balance and retain talent when there is a real commitment on the part of the company that promotes it. These are some of the conclusions of InnovaWorking, a European scientific project coordinated by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), which presented the study today in the European Parliament. Its research focuses on innovative working time policies that have been nego…

What Happened To The Four-day Workweek?

All the rage not all that long ago, the four-day workweek hasn’t been forgotten altogether ― some have even gone a step further Although you likely haven’t heard much lately about the grand four-day workweek pilot projects that swept the globe a few years ago, that isn’t because it’s not having any effects. Take Welsh business owner Aled Nelmes, for instance. His company, Lumen SEO, was one of the businesses enrolled in the UK’s four-day week pi…

Edinburgh Council four-day working week trial call

A four-day workweek for city staff should be considered to help fill empty roles and aid with poor health, according to a councillor. Several councils in the UK have expressed interest in testing a four-day workweek, with South Cambridgeshire District Council being the first to trial it. Now, Green councillor Claire Miller wants Edinburgh to […] The post Edinburgh Council four-day working week trial call appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.