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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sophie Church

Will a five-day week soon be a thing of the past?

Working four days of the week sounds the stuff of dreams but may soon be the stuff of reality.

This month, more than 3,300 employees at 70 UK companies began a six-month experiment trialling the four-day week. All workers will take home the same salary as if they’d worked the full five days. Known as the 100:80:100 model, employees will receive 100 per cent pay for working 80 per cent of the time, in exchange for 100 per cent productivity.

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