The 4 Day Week Campaign has announced that 200 UK companies will implement a permanent four-day work week, ensuring no wage loss for employees. This initiative, supported by various sectors including arts, engineering, and finance, follows successful global trials. Advocates believe the shift can reduce employee burnout while increasing productivity, crucial for addressing the UK's current productivity crisis. Evidence suggests that such a work structure can also yield significant environmental benefits, potentially decreasing the UK’s carbon footprint by millions of tonnes annually.
British workers put in some of the longest fulltime working hours in Europe, but we still have one of the least productive economies.
A four-day week also benefits society in general. Shifting the economy to a 32-hour working week with no loss of pay could shrink the UK's carbon footprint by up to 127 million tonnes per year.
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