A British company introduces a 4-day working week for its employees after a successful practical phase. The response is huge.
Hindley Green studies show that a lot of stress at work is often accompanied by illness. Especially with a high workload and a 5- to 6-day working week. There is often no time for balance and relaxation. That is why more and more companies around the world are testing reduced working hours for their employees, i.e. the 4-day week.
An experiment in Iceland (* FNP reported) showed: with a 4-day working week and the same salary, the performance of the employees and their well-being improved. The bottom line is an “overwhelming success”. Now, after a test phase, an English company for cardboard goods and cardboard boxes has also introduced the shortened week for its employees. The response so far has been huge.
Four-day week in the test phase: “Overwhelming success”
The decisive factor for the new working week was “to give the employees more time to concentrate on themselves, their mental health and their loved ones,” as Stern reports. According to its own statements, the company wants to guarantee the compatibility of work and family for its employees in order to motivate them in the long term.
Commercial Director Gareth Rollo told Manchester Evening News: “We not only value our customers, business partners and suppliers, but also our greatest asset, our employees, whose hard work, commitment and dedication make our company what it is. “The test phase was“ a big hit ”and“ an overwhelming success ”. Since September 20, the employees only work four days a week. * FNP is an offer from IPPEN.Media.
