For many of us, the idea of a four-day working week would be a dream come true – and now, some companies across the UK are introducing it to their workplaces.
Vault City Brewing became the first commercial brewery in the UK to adopt a four-day working week after its trial proved to be a win-win with turnover increasing by 175%.
The firm’s 13 employees now work from 8am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday, with the working week reduced from 40 hours a week to 35.
Staff at all levels of the business working across Vault City’s office, brewery and bar operations are now sharing the difference a four day working week makes to their lives in the hope that other businesses will follow suit – with many hailing the increased flexibility around annual leave, appointments and childcare; improved mental health; and increased energy and productivity levels.
In good news for the rest of the UK, MPs will be discussing a new bill to introduce a four-day working week next month after a bill made it through the first parliamentary hurdle.