Increased productivity and improved staff wellbeing were among the results of a year-long trial of the four-day week by the Scottish government.
Staff at the two organisations reported less work-related stress and greater satisfaction with their jobs and work-life balance.
Almost all workers (98%) at SOSE believed the four-day week trial improved motivation and morale, while there was a decrease in workers taking time off sick and a 25% fall in those taking sick days for psychological reasons.
But the people in positions to make it happen don’t give a crap about staff wellbeing, just that they’re getting their money’s worth of you (even if it DOES improve productivity - they’ll ask you why you can’t be even MORE productive with an extra day).