Thirty large companies are preparing to test a four-day week for a period of six months without loss of pay.

Led by researchers from the non-profit organization 4 Day Week Global, the 4 Day Week UK Campaign, think tank Autonomy and the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Boston College, the project aims to determine the benefits of a four-day workshop. including productivity, wellbeing, environmental impact and gender equality.

less is more?

The pilot project, conducted over a period of six months, attempts to focus on results and no longer on hours spent behind a desk. Joe O’Connor, Program Manager for 4 Day Week Global, said: “More and more companies are adopting productivity-based strategies to allow them to reduce working hours without reducing wages.,

In fact, the test will be based on the 100/80/100 model, i.e. employees will receive 100% of their wages for 80% of their working time in return for providing 100% of their previous productivity. Change of speed

The four day week captivates the whole world

England is not a leader in this area. It follows in the footsteps of many countries that have already experimented with shorter working weeks, such as Iceland, Japan, the United States, and most recently, Spain. ,We are very excited about the momentum and growing interest in our pilot program. Four-day week challenges current work model“, which assures O’Connor, who bets on the fact that”2022 will be the year of a bold new future of work.,

Along with England, other similar pilot programs will be offered in the United States, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. At the end of the trials, cross-referencing of the obtained data will make it possible to decide whether to maintain the system. So let’s continue.