Dozens of British Employers , Will Stick With 4-Day Workweek , After World’s Largest Trial.<br />'New York Post' reports that 61 businesses in the U.K. switched to a four-day workweek from June to November in 2022.<br />British research organization Autonomy <br />published its findings with support from <br />4 Day Week Global, a New Zealand-based group.<br />Of the 56 companies that participated, 92% plan to continue with a four-day workweek.<br />At the beginning, this was about pandemic burnout for a lot of employers. Now it’s more of a retention and recruitment issue for many of them. , Juliet Schor, a Boston College economist, sociologist <br />and lead researcher on the study, to 'The Wall Street Journal'.<br />This is a major breakthrough moment for the movement towards a four-day working week, Joe Ryle, Director of the 4 Day Week Campaign, via statement.<br />According to the study, participating companies <br />saw revenue jump 35% during the trial.<br />Staff are getting more <br />work done in less time, Paul Oliver, chief operating officer at Citizens Advice Gateshead, via Reuters.<br />71% of employees said they felt <br />less burnt out, 39% were less stressed, <br />and 40% were sleeping better.<br />Employers also noted that less workers were calling in sick, while job retention and recruitment improved.
