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Ryan Hogg

U.K. bank CEO says introducing 4-day week was way easier than going hybrid

Mark Mullen, chief executive officer of Atom Bank Plc, at IFGS 2022 summit at the Guildhall in London, U.K., on Monday, April 4, 2022. (Credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

As banks worldwide grapple to find the right balance between flexibility and authority over their staff, the CEO of U.K. digital bank Atom has a simpler solution: eliminate the fifth day of work.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Atom CEO Mark Mullen said the bank’s landmark four-day week, introduced in 2021, has been “considerably less challenging” than a clunky hybrid policy that is sweeping across many of the world’s biggest companies. 

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