Workers

Nice News -  In 2022, about 2,900 workers at 61 U.K. companies took part in the world’s largest trial of the four-day workweek. Just over a year after the pilot’s conclusion, its success is clear: 89% of those companies are still using the four-day workweek, and 51% have officially made the scheduling change permanent. Per a new report from the think tank Autonomy, which ran the trial alongside the nonprofit 4 Day Week Global, 100% of the managers and CEOs surveyed said the four-day week had a “positive” or “very positive” impact on their organizations. Furthermore, 96% of the employees who were consulted said their personal lives benefited from the change and 87% said they were performing better at work. Entrepreneur Banks Benitez — who leads Smart Workweek, an initiative that provides step-by-step guidance and training to executives looking to implement four-day schedules at their own companies — previously told Nice News that the shorter workweek is “about reclaiming power and agency in a working environment that often tells us we don’t have that power and agency.” Our full interview with Benitez:  Learn why the four-day workweek can be so effective for many workplaces.