This report offers new insight into the effects of a four-day week on UK workers over the longer term, as well as into the strategies used by organisations to fit shorter working hours to their particular circumstances.

This research investigates the recent rise in popularity of a four-day work week – a concept which was first proposed in the 1970s that is now starting to gain serious attention 50 years later. Researchers conducted a series of semi-structured interviews with Australian organisations who have already adopted this way of working.

Our Community moved to a four-day week, as part of its progressive commitment to work-life balance, becoming an employer of choice, and testing the waters for the not-for-profits it serves. This report summarises the results of the trial and offers a comprehensive account of its story and development, with a particular focus through a gender...

This report details the full findings of the world’s largest four-day working week trial to date, comprising 61 companies and around 2,900 workers, that took place in the UK from June to December 2022.

This paper highlights some of the benefits and limitations of the four-day working week as perceived by employees and business leaders.