Four-Day Week

Rising Sunday Anxiety Prompts Call for Shorter Workweeks and Better Wellbeing Support

31/10/2025

Research reveals growing Sunday-evening stress among workers, with many seeking changes like a four-day week.

Fewer Employees ‘Want Shorter Working Weeks Than Before the Pandemic’

09/09/2025

New findings reveal shifting attitudes toward reduced schedules, with many employees prioritising income stability over additional time off.

All Employers Retain Four-Day Week After National Trial

04/07/2025

All 17 organisations in the latest UK four-day week trial have chosen to keep reduced working hours, citing improvements in wellbeing.

Analysis, Advice and Opinion

Pascal Paillé: How HR Helps to Create Workplace Cultures That Embrace Sustainability

Will Turner: Gen Z – A Generation of Unhappy Workers or Just One That Values Their Health?

Scott Cullather: The Saturday Effect – What a Jersey Beach Town Taught Me About Sustainable Performance

Jane van Zyl: Out-of-Date Work Attitudes and Structures Are Piling Stress on Parents and Carers

Prof. Lynda Holt: The Problem with Resilience, and How It’s Fuelling Toxic Work Culture

Dr Mary-Clare Race: Government’s Menopause Action Plans Are a Wake-up Call for Employers