Experiment with the world’s largest 4-day work week

Many economists have called the model a “historic experiment”, as well as the largest in the world. The 6-month pilot program is organized by 4 Day Week Global in conjunction with the Autonomy consulting unit and researchers from prestigious British universities.

The pilot program will be based on a 100:80:100 model, where participants receive 100% of their salary for 80% of the time they work, in return they commit to maintaining 100% of their productivity.

The units participating in the trial span many different fields such as educational services, housing consulting, cosmetology, construction, food, digital marketing… Many workers very pleased with this program.

“My initial thought was to do charity in my spare time and then I thought maybe I could do something else, I could learn a new skill. It’s like having more opportunities open up if like you have an extra day”, Mr. Louis Bloomsfield – Staff Pressure Drop brewery said.

Illustration – Photo: Guardian.

The non-profit organization 4 Day Week Global found that, as countries gradually returned to a new normal after the pandemic, more and more companies realized that quality of life would be the new competitive factor and Reducing work time, focusing on results will be the means to help them gain an advantage.

Although many corporate executives consider the 20th-century concept of a five-day workweek to be no longer the best fit for 21st-century business. However, some experts on the issue. The labor market thinks that it is still necessary to be cautious, to analyze how employees react to an extra day off, indicators of job satisfaction, as well as work productivity, whether it is warranted or not. are not…

“The real question is, does productivity increase after shortening a day? If so, that’s great. If not, then we’re going to have a really hard time maintaining a 4-day workweek. jobs without sacrificing some of the economic growth. I think that’s probably the crux of the matter,” said Jonathan Boys, a labor market economist at the Chartered Institute of Human Resources and Development.

Trials of the four-day work week will also be funded by the Spanish and Scottish governments and will be launched later this year.

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