{"id":7778,"date":"2023-01-12T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arliemediadesign.com\/?p=7778"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:51:29","slug":"happy-to-make-4-day-week-permanent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happy.co.uk\/blogs\/happy-to-make-4-day-week-permanent\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy to Make 4 Day Week Permanent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">100-80-100<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The key guideline in our four-day week was 100-80-100: you get 100% of the salary for 80% of the time, as long as you maintain 100% productivity. If you are achieving that 100% productivity \u2013 as we are \u2013 what is not to love about this approach?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, the main concern was whether we were able to deliver as much to our clients as we were before, without having to take on more staff. And the answer is yes. In fact, we are targeting 10% growth this year, with no increase in staffing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the comments from our people in the survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am loving having a day off to be outside and active, I am generally feeling much happier and in turn enjoying work so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have found more productive ways of working so I can manage my workload efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m more focused and feel good about sticking to my hours \u2013 I don&#8217;t feel guilty, while before I would feel that if I was not carrying on over my hours to complete some work sometimes. 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Most of those in the UK pilot are reporting the same successes, with at least 86% set to continue after the pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The detailed figure aren\u2019t yet out for the UK pilot but they are for the US and Ireland ones, and they have certainly been a huge success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 27 companies that filled out the final survey, 18 are definitely going to make the four-day week permanent, seven are planning to continue, one is leaning towards continuing and just one is not sure. In addition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies achieved a 38% revenue increase compared to the previous year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sickness days fell from .56 to .39 days per month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stress levels declined (on a 1-5 scale, from 3.15 to 2.95)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, work time reduced by six hours a week, with 79% saying they did manage to get their day off each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of those participating in the survey, 97% said they wanted to continue, 3% leaned towards continuing and not a single person said they didn\u2019t want to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was also less fatigue, less sleep problems and \u2013 on average \u2013 a 24-minute increase in how much exercise people did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely loving the four-day work week. It took time to adjust, but months later, I am more productive and more satisfied with my job while working significantly less than I was prior to the trial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people I talk to say, \u201cthat\u2019s all well and good for you but it wouldn\u2019t work in our sector\u201d. Well,&nbsp;<a href=\"\/blogs\/could-a-4-day-week-work-in-your-sector-yes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check out this blog&nbsp;<\/a>on how it works in health, schools, hospitality, manufacturing and even in tech start ups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is not to like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to give it a try?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy is running a one-day workshop (held online via Zoom) on 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;April, where we will discuss all the elements you need to make the four-day working week a success. This includes productivity tips as well as logistical elements such as how to involve your people in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/leadership-and-personal-development\/leadership-and-management-programmes\/making-the-4-day-week-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related blogs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/blogs\/a-4-day-week-let-s-start-with-a-4-day-august\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A 4 Day Week? Let\u2019s Start With a 4 Day August&nbsp;<\/a>\u2014&nbsp; Intimidated by the idea of a 4 Day Week? 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