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why a 4 day week 4 day week foundation top of page about us team join mailing list donate to the foundation mini manifesto contact time for change why a 4 day week 100 years of the 5 day week pilot results events employers accredited employers how to accredit book a consultation implementation advice employees organising for a 4 day week advice for trade unionists jobseekers resources faqs case studies handbook stickers write to your mp research videos more use tab to navigate through the menu items why a 4 day week the 9 5 5 day working week is outdated and no longer suits the realities of modern life we invented the weekend a century ago and are long overdue an update british workers put in some of the longest full time hours across europe yet we boast one of the least productive economies we re campaigning for a four day 32 hour working week with no loss of pay which would benefit workers employers the economy our society and our environment together we can build a society where we work to live not live to work watch our video explainer a four day week benefits workers better work life balance a four day week gives us the time to live happier and more fulfilled lives allowing for those non work parts of life that are often neglected such as rest sleep and the various forms of rest we need while awake physical mental social emotional and sensory rest leisure from spending time with family and friends to pursuing hobbies and passion projects life admin tasks like shopping cleaning managing the finances and the many parenting duties help with the cost of living a four day week with no loss of pay reduces the cost of childcare and commuting employers higher performance and profits trials and real world examples show that employers who move to a four day week increase productivity and reduce costs a henley business school study in 2021 estimated that uk businesses would save a combined 104 billion a year if a four day week was implemented across the entire workforce greater talent reducing the working week gives employers a competitive advantage allowing organisations to attract and retain high quality employees who are happier and less stressed and take fewer sick days the economy lower unemployment incredibly the uk suffers simultaneously from overwork unemployment and underemployment so a four day week is an intuitively simple way to rebalance the economy increased productivity numerous studies show that working fewer hours would boost the uk s productivity boost to tourism with more free leisure time the tourism sector would benefit from people taking more short breaks in the uk society better mental and physical health more time to focus on our health and wellbeing and prevent and address any issues or illnesses saving money for the nhs gender equality a more equal share of paid and unpaid work including of caring roles traditionally ascribed to women strengthened communities more time to build relationships and care for children elderly and disabled people more time to participate in local democracy the environment a more sustainable lifestyle more free time allows us to make environmentally positive choices such as cycling and walking instead of driving and cooking with fresh ingredients rather than buying energy intensive ready meals a reduced carbon footprint research has shown that a four day week could reduce the uk s carbon footprint by 127 million tonnes per year which is the equivalent of taking 27 million cars off the road effectively the entire uk private car fleet join our mailing list privacy contact the 4 day week foundation is supported by copyright 4 day week foundation 2026 all rights reserved bottom of page