Companies across the UK are already offering its employees the chance to work a four-day week. British camera company Canon is the latest company to trial a three day weekend with no loss of pay as part of a trial which is run by academics at Cambridge and Oxford University.
A variety of different organisations will see staff completing the usual amount of work - up to 35 hours a week - split over four days, instead of five, the Mirror reports. Read more: New Labour MP Christian Wakeford introduced to constituents after ditching Conservatives It comes amid the increased interest in the benefits of giving workers an extra day off, such as increased productivity.
While the pilot programme is being overseen by New Zealand-based campaign group 4 Day Week Global, it is being run in conjunction with academics and thinktank Autonomy.
Currently, six companies have signed a deal, but the group is aiming for 30 to sign up across the UK. Canon Medical Research, which develops AI software, will involve 140 employees in the trial.
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