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
The Worst Week of My Life 20 May 2009. ABC also ran a short lived series, with a similar story arc, in 2006-7, entitled "Big Day". In 2011 the Italian director and screenwriter Alessandro Genovesi made his feature film directorial debut with "La peggior settimana della mia vita", based on the British sitcom. In 2012, was released to theater the sequel, "Il peggior Natale della mia vita". In 2015 the Romanian version aired, entitled "O săptămână nebună" ("A crazy week"). Series one and two, as well as the Christmas special, are available on Region 2 DVD. The Worst Week Of My Life: Complete BBC Collection was