Irish Companies Report Success With Trial of Four-Day Working Week

AmiMoJo writes: A research project that saw a four-day working week being trialled across 12 businesses has been deemed a success by both the companies and employees involved. The project, backed by the trade union Forsa and carried out in partnership by Four-Day Week Ireland, UCD and Boston College, examined the financial, social, and environmental impact that a four-day working week would have on businesses and employees in Ireland. Nine of the 12 companies that took part in the six-month trial said they were committed to continuing with the four-day-week schedule. The other three said they were also planning to continue but did not commit to keeping it long-term. Seven companies provided data on revenue and of those, six reported monthly revenue growth, with one seeing a decline. Two companies that tracked energy usage found reductions. In general, management of the companies were said to have been very pleased with the outcome of the trial in terms of productivity and overall experience. On a scale of 1-10, from very negative to very positive, the companies' average rating for the trial was 9.2.

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