Last time I discussed (results from a similar study) this with some higher ups, their knee-jerk reactions was: <i>"If they managed to deliver as much in 4 days as they previously did in 5 days, then it sounds like they were slacking off more prior to the experiment."</i><p>I think that for <i>some</i> leaders, no data in the world is going to convince them that one day less of butts in the seat can be a positive thing. They'll forever chase the idea of maximizing 5-day workweeks, and that's that.
> Most gave their staff one full day off a week, either universal or staggered.<p>I think that this will start to take off if stakeholders can start to coalesce around a single day. Either Monday or Friday. Once you build up the expectation that people are off on a given day, it becomes that much easier for a new firm to adopt (because, e.g., none of their counterparties are in the office).
Clarifying - not 89% of UK firms overall - but those in the trial!
Of the 61 organisations that took part in a six-month UK pilot in 2022, 54 (89%) are still operating the policy a year later, and 31 (51%) have made the change permanent.
Don't laugh, but it may be the biggest impetus to a 4 day week will be the drive to a three day weekend, including Friday, Saturday and Sunday as covering the traditional days of rest of the three Abrahamic religions.
This would have a lot of buy in from large parts of the population and politicians.