Workers switched to 32-hour weeks with no loss of pay or benefits
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Workers switched to 32-hour weeks with no loss of pay or benefits
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A trial of a four-day working week in the public sector has yielded “overwhelmingly positive” results and could pave the way for the model to become more widely adopted.
More than 1,400 workers made the move to a four-day working week in 2025
Employees at two public bodies reported less work-related stress and one organisation had drop in sick days
Move comes as South Cambridgeshire becomes first UK local authority to vote to make work pattern permanent
Nearly 11% of the workforce now report doing four days across full- and part-time work, analysis finds
Up to 1.8 million residents face ‘part-time representation’ despite council tax rise
Recent 4-day workweek experiments show workers love it, and even businesses benefit from the change. Here's how teams can nail…
