Four-day week here to stay, say UK firms in world's largest trial

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Four-day week here to stay, say UK firms in world's largest trial
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British companies trialing a four-day working week have mostly decided to stick with it after a six-month pilot in what campaigners for better work-life balance view as a breakthrough

"This is a major breakthrough moment for the movement towards a four-day working week," Joe Ryle, Director of the 4 Day Week Campaign, said in a statement on Tuesday.'MORE BUSY, LESS STRESSED'

For some employees surveyed, the extra day off was more important than any pay rise: 15% said no amount of money would induce them back to a five-day week. Which four days employees worked varied. Some staff had Wednesdays off, while others had a three-day weekend policy.

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