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''We are encouraging businesses to trial a 4 day week''

We know that how and where we work has changed dramatically over the past 15 months as a result o...

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17.01 22 Jun 2021


''We are encouraging businesses to trial a 4 day week''


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17.01 22 Jun 2021


We know that how and where we work has changed dramatically over the past 15 months as a result of the pandemic, but should we continue to embrace the change by introducing a four-day working week?

A new pilot programme will kick off in January 2022 for a six month period to test just how feasible this is.

Kevin Callinan, Forsa General Secretary and Margaret Cox Director of the ICE group who currently operates on a four day, joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder.

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