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The UK’s four-day working week pilot was a success – here’s what should happen next

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24 February 202324 February 2023

The world’s largest four-day working week trial has just ended and almost all of the companies that participated have decided to continue with a reduced working hours model. Participants in the trial agreed…Read More >

The UK’s four-day working week pilot was a success – here’s what should happen next

Four-day week: how workplaces can successfully establish it

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18 January 202118 January 2021

Many workplaces have been experimenting with different types of flexible working arrangements for years now, but the pandemic has made the need for flexibility far more pressing. This has led…Read More >

Tackling the economic and social challenges caused by COVID-19

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4 June 20204 June 2020

Our health service is battling to save lives everyday as medical researchers work with pharmaceutical companies to try and find a vaccine for COVID-19. The virus is also having an…Read More >

Economics of a four-day working week: research shows it can save businesses money

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16 November 201914 November 2019

Dr Miriam Marra’s research has shown that a shorter working week can save companies around £92 billion each year – she explains more in a new post for The Conversation.

Work less to save the planet? How to make sure a four-day week actually cuts emissions

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7 October 201916 November 2021

There are clear health and environmental benefits to working a four-day week, but robotics, artificial intelligence and investments in less carbon intensive infrastructure would be needed to make it work…Read More >

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