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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Craig Paton

Four-day work week pilot a success, research suggests

Research found the pilot was hugely popular among staff and did not lead to a drop in productivity (Alamy/PA) -

A Scottish Government pilot of a four-day work week at two public sector bodies was a success, a report has suggested, but ministers have said the move will not be made permanent “at this time”.

South of Scotland Enterprise and the Accountant in Bankruptcy moved to the new pattern to assess how it could work.

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