IT’S been announced that the Scottish Government plans to bring in a four-day working week for some public sector workers with trials due to begin…
mentioned in his address to Holyrood on MondayThe PFG states that the Scottish Government will “commence the four-day working week public sector pilot by the end of this calendar year, to assess the wellbeing, environmental, and productivity benefits the four-day working week could bring.”
Instead, 32 hours of work could potentially be spread over more days in order to help employees achieve a healthier work-life balance.At the beginning of 2022, the Belgian government announced a reform package that gives workers the right to work four days rather than five without officially losing their salary.
However, employers can still turn down a request for a shortened week, on condition they submit their refusal in writing and do so for solid reasons.From 2015 to 2019, Iceland led one of the largest four-day workweek pilots to date, with around 2500 people participating. In 2022, workers represented by unions in Iceland - close to 90% of the workforce – have won the right to request a shorter workweek.However, uptake in the private sector has remained slow with many organisations placing the onus on the individual to negotiate for worktime reductions instead of offering the four-day week as an automatic benefit.Major companies in Japan, including Microsoft and Panasonic, have already piloted four-day working weeks.
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