![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/britains-best-boss-gives-workers-a-four-day-week-but-still-pays-them-for-five-because-it-boosts-their-morale/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/martyn-king-managing-director-plymouth-771014097.jpg&description=A HERO boss has given all of his staff a four day week but still pays them for five because it boosts their morale. Martyn King, managing director of Fuel, started the four day week trial for his employees earlier this month in a bid to make staff more relaxed and productive. Martyn King has given his workers a four-day week but still pays them for fiveCredit: SWNS The company from Plymouth, Devon, provides market insights into major businesses such as Google and Meta. Fuel plans to operate under their new model until March 2023 as part of a six month trial which has seen revenues soar by 107%. Although staff will have to work one day less, a new scheduling system means the company still operates five days a week. Lucky workers will receive the equivalent of a 9% payrise in their hourly rate, introduced alongside pay rises to combat the cost of living. Thanks to the cost-of-living crisis, millions of Brits have been left to fork out on basic needs like petrol and heating. The only trade off is that workers will begin at 8am, working until the usual 5pm. But this still sees a net loss of 3 hours work per week for staff. Martyn launched the programme following months of talks between the business and it's clients, along with it's workforce and reviews of similar ongoing projects. Generous boss Martyn called the project an "extension" of the hybrid working environment that Fuel has adopted during the pandemic. He said: "It's certainly boosted morale in the office, we're now in our third week of it. "There definitely was a period of adjustment though, we prepared well for it - but people are starting to adjust from working a five day working pattern to four. "It's going well, but of course it is a big adaptation from the five day model people have worked their entire careers. "We've increased our opening hours across the week for our clients, because we provide a lot of ecommerce work it's quite important to have people on hand all the time." The hero boss explained how){kind=link}
A HERO boss has given all of his staff a four day week but still pays them for five because it boosts morale.
Martyn King, managing director of Fuel, started the four-day week trial earlier this month in a bid to make staff more relaxed and productive.
The company from Plymouth, Devon, provides market insights into major businesses such as Google and Meta.
Fuel plans to operate under its new model until March 2023 as part of a six month trial which has so far seen revenues soar by 107 per cent.
Although staff will have to work one day less, a new scheduling system means the company still operates five days a week.