Four-day week of work on Fridays. In 2016, a IT company in Romania, declared Monday as a day-off. As a result of reducing with 20% of working time, Friday has become much more productive. The employees said that three days off actually means 50% more free time then before. In New Zealand, trust company Perpetual Guardian announced in February 2018 that it would begin trialing a four-day work week in March 2018. Unlike many four-day week initiatives which require staff to work longer days for the same pay, or receive less pay, Perpetual Guardian’s plan, instigated by founder Andrew Barnes, saw the
Four-day week company’s 240-plus staff nominating and receiving a day off each week at full pay. The six week trial, held during March and April 2018, attracted international media attention In late March 2018, Barnes noted that the trial was going well with staff reporting more time for family, hobbies, ploughing through to-do lists and doing home maintenance. The trial, which was tracked and assessed by the University of Auckland Business School and Auckland University of Technology, proved to be a resounding success and ‘a total win-win’, with Perpetual Guardian extending the four-day work week scheme permanently. The trial saw a 20%