Good morning. Last June, First Edition reported on the launch of a four-day week pilot scheme in the UK. Nine months later, the results are in: the experiment has been hailed a resounding success.
Of the 61 companies involved, 56 will continue with shorter hours, including 18 that have made the change permanent. Workers have said that their productivity has either stayed the same or increased and, crucially, they are happier and healthier. Campaigners have called the trial a “major breakthrough moment” as they prepare to push politicians to give workers a 32-hour week.
