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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 day week global | History Defined

Same pay, fewer hours: Colorado city will try a four-day workweek starting this summer

Golden, Colorado, will be embarking on an experiment this summer that could prove to be the envy of every working stiff in the state: 40 hours of pay for 32 hours of work.

The Denver Post

A 4-day workweek gains lawmaker support in some states

The Original Oyster House, billed as Pittsburgh’s oldest restaurant, found itself in crisis during the pandemic. Down to seven employees — including owner Jen Grippo and her mother — the staff worked six or seven days a week to keep up with orders. Grippo closed the Oyster House entirely in…

Tribune News Service

Thousands of Brits will be allowed to work four days a week - see list of employers

Nearly 3,000 employees took part in the 4 Day Week Global trials, getting a three day weekend without seeing a cut to their salaries, with bosses seeing reduced sick days and better staff welfare

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Full list of the North West companies keeping a four-day working week with no pay cuts after successful trial

Around 2,900 employees took part in the six-month trial overall

Birmingham Post

This North Carolina startup has embraced 4-day work weeks. Will more companies do the same?

Steven Keith says his employees get more done when they work only four days a week.

Tribune News Service

'You couldn't pay me any amount of money to go back to working five days'

Andrew Rose's team signed up for the 4 Day Week Global trial and has seen success after culling meetings and closing down email - he now gets to spend quality time with his family at weekends with having Mondays off

Daily Mirror

The 4-day week: does it actually work?

A trial to gauge whether it is possible to do the same work in fewer hours is finally drawing to a close. Here’s what four companies discovered

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Pandemic puts new momentum behind 4-day workweek

Companies are fighting burnout while trying to hire amid tight labor market.

Axios

UK four-day working week trial results hailed as 'largely positive'

More than 3,300 workers are participating in the largest ever four-day working week pilot, as the UK trials the four-day schedule across many different industries.

Edinburgh Live

UK four-day working week trial is largely positive, survey shows

More than 3,300 workers are participating in the largest ever four-day working week pilot

The Independent UK

UK four-day working week trial is largely positive, survey shows

More than 3,300 workers are participating in the largest ever four-day working week pilot

The Independent UK

Four-day week is here to stay for most firms at half way point in UK trial

More than eight out of ten firms taking part in the four-day week UK pilot said they were likely to make the change permanent

Birmingham Post

Four-day week backed by nearly nine out of ten trial companies

NEARLY nine out of ten companies taking part in the biggest ever study of the four-day working week in the UK say they would be likely to extend the…

The National (Scotland)

Atom bank hails benefits of four day week six months after introduction

Atom employees said they’d used the day off to spend time with children, go on long walks with dogs or volunteer for a charity

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WEKU

More companies are trying out the 4-day workweek. But it might not be for everyone

For some workers, the four-day workweek has been a dream and helped restore their work/life balance. Others say it doesn't create as much flexibility as it might seem.

Evening Standard

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

From mental health benefits to reduced carbon footprints, the big work experiment will change everything forever Sophie Church reports

Manchester Evening News

'I work 80% of my hours for 100% pay' - what it's really like to work a four-day week

Andrew Rose and his team now only work four days a week as part of the world's biggest trial into the reduced work pattern

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This CEO is putting in overtime to shorten your workweek

Joe O’Connor wants to persuade your boss—and everyone’s boss—to reduce the workweek to 32 hours.

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Wales Online

People in Wales would rather a pay rise than working a four day week

WalesOnline readers gave mixed opinions on the idea of working four days a week

Daily Mirror

Chip shop gives all workers a 4-day working week - but still with 100% pay

Working four days but getting paid for five sounds too good to be true, but staff at 70 UK firms are already enjoying the perk and say it has transformed their lives

Daily Record

Four-day week trial begins in UK today for thousands of workers

Organisers say it is the biggest four-day week pilot to take place anywhere in the world.

Birmingham Post

More than 3300 workers start trial for 4-day week

The trial is thought to be the biggest of its kind and will mean a four-day week for staff for no loss of pay

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of UK workers begin world’s biggest trial of four-day week

With work changed for ever by the pandemic, businesses are testing whether pilot represents a recognition that ‘the new frontier for competition is quality of life’

The Independent UK

UK four-day week pilot begins with 70 companies and thousands of workers

Employees get 100 per cent of the pay for 80 per cent of the time

The Independent UK

70 companies begin trial of four-day week with no loss of pay

Firms taking part will give 100% of workers’ pay for 80% of the time, in exchange for a commitment to maintain at least 100% productivity.

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