Working four days but being paid for five sounds too good to be true, but employees at 70 UK companies are already taking advantage of the benefit, which they say has changed their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employees at a fish and chip shop that is testing a four-day work week say they can spend more time with their families while still earning full pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the largest ever pilot of the scheme, 70 UK companies employing 3,300 workers begin working a four-day week with no pay loss today (June 6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The idea is that employees work 80 percent of their normal weekly hours, receive 100% of their pay, and maintain 100% productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plattens Fish and Chips in Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, is one of the businesses taking part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chip shop employees are enthusiastic about taking part in the pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of a three-day weekend, employees will rotate their shifts, working two days on and two days off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The option of working a four-day week was the main reason I chose to work here,” she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hospitality industry has extremely unsociable working hours, which must be changed. Given the industry’s excessively long working hours, it’s not surprising that recruitment has been difficult. “On a five-day week, I didn’t get enough time with my kids.” A four-day week allows me to spend more time with my children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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