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I'd like to use one of our
participating organisations
as a short case study.
This particular organisation is
a small training
company who moved to
a four-day work week in
August 2022 as an attempt
to improve productivity.
They had earlier read about
the four-day work
week in the media and
heard that 4 Day Week Global
were running a trial in
Australia and New Zealand,
and that provided the original
catalyst for their move.
They signed up for
a six-month pilot
with 4 Day Week Global
and in doing so,
gained access to a library
of useful resources
and guidelines.
We were invited
to participate in
collaborative webinars and
training sessions and got
to meet 19 other
companies who were
also piloting the four-day
work week at the same time.
By the end of the
six-month pilot,
the organisation's overall
capacity had increased by 11%.
Their sick leave
reduced by a third.
They experienced a 600%
improvement in recruitment.
Stress levels went down,
work-life balance
measures increased,
electricity usage dropped, and
their Net Promoter Score
increased from 20 up to 78.
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They highlighted that the
biggest challenge they
faced when planning their move
to a four-day work week was
overcoming skepticism from
those who simply could
not believe that working
less hours could result
in improved productivity.
They also emphasized that one of
the key success factors for
the four-day work week at
their organisation
was establishing
the mindset that a
gift day is a benefit.
Something that is earned
when the work gets
done and can be taken away if
the work doesn't get done,
rather than an entitlement
which everybody receives
no matter what.
They also reduced the frequency
and length of work meetings and
deprioritised work tasks
that were either deemed
unnecessary or which didn't
add significant value.
