A British skincare maker is among the dozens of companies that have stuck with a shorter workweek since trying out the policy in 2022.
HOVE, United Kingdom – Two workers glide between a computer screen and a stainless steel vat making face cream, a scientist in a white coat mixes a formula, and a colleague sticks labels on bottles.
Productivity – or economic output per hour worked – grew at an average of just over 2% a year in Britain from the 1970s until the run-up to the financial crisis, underpinning a steady rise in living standards. The organizations behind the trial, the 4 Day Week Campaign and research group Autonomy, told Reuters they would be running a new trial from June 12 and had received hundreds of inquiries.
While that might have led to fears about job losses in the past, Hine said “everybody could see the tangible benefits.” But even so, he believes there is a moral case to try a shorter week when many workers report poor mental health. Other countries are trialing options. Spain is spending 10 million euros to subsidize small manufacturers so they can cut working hours by at least 10% while maintaining pay in an upcoming two-year trial., the global consumer goods giant which makes Knorr stock cubes and Dove soap and employs 127,000 people.over 18 months, and has since extended it to 500 workers in Australia, a move it hopes will attract new talent.
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