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same pay they're currently on. Camera chain Canon will soon be allowing employees to work fewer days for the same pay with Morrisons following too.

The Mirror reports that the camera giant will trial a three day weekend as part of a six-month trial run by academics at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford.The pilot will see staff work up to 35 hours each week, but split over four days rather than five.

The moves come as discussion builds around the potential benefits of giving workers an extra day off.Canon Medical Research, which develops AI software, will run the trial among its 140 employees.Think tank Autonomy argues benefits of a four day week include increased productivity and improved staff retention.Job site Adecco says it can also relieve pressure on working parents but highlighted the fact that it is not possible in all industries and could lead to more workplace stress as staff cram more work into fewer days.Other large companies looking at the four-day week include Unilever, the maker of consumer goods ranging from Marmite to Dove soap.UK supermarket chain Morrisons has also said it would introduce the measure for employees at its Bradford headquarters, according to The Guardian.Will Stronge, at think tank Autonomy, said: “This study shows that the world's largest-ever trial of a shorter working week in the public sector was by all measures an overwhelming success.“It shows that the public sector is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks - and lessons can be learned for other governments.”List of 40 companies currently offering a four-day weekTo stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here..

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