A Tyneside charity has become the latest to trial a four day working week as part of national programme.
The health and wellbeing organisation, based at Royal Quays, is one of 43 'Active Partnerships' in England designed to reduce physical inactivity, employing 24 people. It is running a six month trial starting next week, in which employees will work 30 hours per week between Monday to Thursday, rather than the traditional 37 hours in five days, for no loss of pay.
The organisation is taking part in the '4 Day Week National Roll Out Programme 2023' run by the UK think tank Autonomy, which comes on the back of a national trial featuring 70 businesses and more than 2,900 staff. Autonomy's research found that working reduced hours maintained productivity and boosted employee wellbeing, leading to 92% of participants either extending the trial or adopting a four-day working week permanently.
