World News Headlines January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling 0 The UK is piloting a four-day work week 0 0000 0 0 more The UK is piloting a four-day work week January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found January 18, 2022 Under One Ceiling The UK is piloting a four-day work week The prospect of a four-day working week sounds like the stuff of fantasy. But, a new pilot of a four-day working week is launching in the UK for six months with no loss of pay for participating employees. Taking place from June to December 2022, the trial is being run by researchers at Cambridge University, Boston College, and Oxford University, not-for-profit organisation 4 Day Week Global, UK think tank Autonomy, and the 4 Day Week UK Campaign. 30 UK-based businesses are expected to participate and companies can apply to take part in the pilot should they wish to. Joe O’Connor, pilot programme manager for 4 Day Week Global, said more and more businesses are moving to “productivity focused strategies” in an aim to reduce employees’ hours without cutting their pay. “The four-day week challenges the current model of work and helps companies move away from simply measuring how long people are “at work,” to a sharper focus on the output being produced. 2022 will be the year that heralds in this bold new future of work,” he continued. You’ll have likely heard a lot of chatter about four-day work weeks. In 2021, Iceland published results from its years-long trial of a shorter work week. From 2015 to 2019, the country ran the world’s largest trial of a shorter working week and — yep, you guessed it — the results showed that participants ended up happier, healthier, and more productive. In 2019, Microsoft Japan trialled a four-day week and found it boosted productivity by nearly 40 percent. The dream of the four-day week is now becoming a reality for many companies around the world. Panasonic recently introduced an optional four-day work week for employees. Canon’s UK arm is one of six businesses already signed up in the scheme. Ken Sutherland, the president of Canon Medical Research Europe, said, “We recognise that working patterns and the focus we all give to our work-life balance has changed substantially during the pandemic. As a responsive employer we are always looking at how we can adapt our working practices to ensure that employees find their time with us is meaningful, fulfilling and productive. For this reason, we’re keen to pilot a four-day week to see if it can work for us.” SEE ALSO: Panasonic is introducing an optional four-day work week In September, it was reported that Scotland would be trialling a four-day work week, drawing on similar trials in Iceland and New Zealand. Figures show a strong level of support for the shorter working week. Researchers for financial firm Jefferies asked young Americans aged 22 to 35 if they would support a four-day week, with 80 percent of respondents saying yes. The prospect of three-day weekends all year round sounds pretty enticing. Fingers crossed the UK-wide trial goes well. Related Related posts: Ex-Gitmo detainee sues Canada over alleged role in his detention tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Texas synagogue siege: Rabbi describes escape from gunman next Google Easter egg pays tribute to the late Betty White
