In the UK, businesses are adopting the 4-day week

Working 4 days a week without a drop in pay, some dream of it, they’ve done it. According to The Guardiana hundred British companies, for a total of 2,600 employees, have joined the 4 Days Week campaign. This movement, as its name suggests, champions the transition to a 4-day, 32-hour working week. According to members of this campaign, the 5-day workweek model is “outdated” and they hope to be the originator of a big change.

Work less to work (and live) better

Proponents of the 4-day week say this pace would encourage businesses to be more productive. Some even argue that this measure would be an attractive asset for companies, allowing them to attract but also better retain employees.

During the past year, many companies were already testing this new organization, to finally adopt it definitively: “Over the past year and a half, we have not only seen a significant increase in employee well-being and quality of life, but also an improvement in our service and customer relationships”Adam Ross, chief executive of Awin, one of the largest companies to have joined the project and registered the 4-day week, told the British newspaper.

A 4-day week in France?

In France, the idea of ​​moving to a 4-day week is not new. Some companies have already taken the plunge, as shown The Parisian in an article published in October, specifically citing the Lyon-based electricity supplier Elmy. But the provision is still far from being generalized and the government itself is not convinced of the cause. In February, Élisabeth Borne, then Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration, explained herself on this matter to FM TV, stating that it could not be “a general measure, because it’s about doing in four days what we did in five days, and this can also be very stressful for employees.” “I think there are companies where it can be done, but it’s not the role of the state, and in any case, I’m by no means advocating that we impose such a rule on all companies,” he said. added. Companies are therefore free to deal with the subject.