Thousands of workers in the U.K. are beginning a four-day workweek this week, one of the largest tests to date of whether employees can accomplish just as much—for the same pay—in fewer hours
Thousands of workers in the U.K. are beginning a four-day workweek this week, one of the largest tests to date of whether employeesA weekly dive into return to office, diversity and inclusion, and labor trends important to HR executives and other corporate decision makers.More than 3,300 workers at 70 businesses ranging from banks to fast-food restaurants to marketing agencies are participating in the six-month pilot project. The study’s organizers include U.K.
Companies in the U.S. and Canada are participating in a smaller pilot led by the organizers of the U.K. study. Consumer-goods companyrecently tested the concept in its New Zealand offices and has extended the trial until the end of June.
Kickstarter, which has roughly 90 employees, didn’t adjust any of its business targets to accommodate the truncated hours. Instead, it is trying to eliminate or, he said. Though employees are free to communicate on Fridays, which they now have off, managers aren’t supposed to contact direct reports. In May, a proposal from California Democrats to require private-sector employers with more than 500 employees to pay hourly workers overtime after logging more than 32 hours a week
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