Three UK firms sign up to six-month four-day working week trial

Hutch employees watching a video game. They will start a 32-hour working week – down from 40 hours – in June, without loss of pay. Photograph: Hutch/4 Day Week UK Campaign

A telecoms firm, a video games developer and a training company have become the latest businesses to join a four-day working week trial as scrutiny increases of work/life balance during the pandemic.

Yo Telecom’s 90 employees will move from a 40-hour working week to a four-day, 32-hour working week with no reduction in pay for six months starting in June. They will be accompanied by game developer Hutch, with 120 employees, and MBL Seminars, with 70 employees.