A six-month pilot scheme involving around 3,300 workers from 70 companies is due to conclude this month. Those in favour say a shorter week delivers a better work-life balance without hurting overall output
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskSceptics might observe that the companies involved are self-selecting. Of the 70 companies that signed up, at least six dropped out before the pilot began. Most of the participants that remain are smaller companies, many of them agencies specialising in management and technology. They also include charities.
Of the participating organisations, 46% reported maintaining overall output at the same level, and 49% said it had improved. The trial’s largest company, Outcomes First Group, a children’s education and care provider, tracks indicators for its 1,027 participating employees. Itsstaff are given so-called net promoter scores, which track how colleagues rate their services. On both counts, they have made “rare” leaps, says Sharon Platts, the company’s chief people officer.
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