Imagine if an organisation supported the Living Wage but didn’t pay it. They’d be called hypocritical. And rightly so. Same goes for the 4-day week. If you support it, it’s time to live it. It’s time for a 4-day week.

The Dutch have paid days off for childcare, period days as standard, and a 32-hour working week. There’s a better way of working and the UK desperately needs to catch up. It’s time to invest in families. It’s time to invest in our health. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

Owl Labs’ annual hybrid working report reveals people want a better work-life balance - and they’ll change jobs to get it. “The top reason employees are looking for a new job is in pursuit of a better work/life balance, consistent with 2024 (50%) and up from 41% in 2023.” /

We didn’t choose the 5-day work week. But we can choose to end it. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

The 2-day weekend? Blink and you’ve missed it. We can’t go on like this. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

Two days off is barely enough to get your laundry done, let alone actually live your life. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

Imagine having time to do life admin, see friends, and still have a day left for yourself. That’s the 4-day week.

'Gen Z are challenging the outdated idea that exhaustion equals success,' explains workplace psychologist Dr Hannah Collins. 'They want sustainable careers, not just paycheques.'

We don’t need self-care hacks. We need a 4-day week.

🚨Deadline Alert🚨 You’ve got until Mon 22nd to join our 2025 4-Day Week Pilot Programme. Get access to expert guidance, research-led evaluations, and networking with other 4-day week orgs. Invest in your people. Try something transformative. Pilot a 4-day week. Link ⬇️

This shouldn’t be controversial to say - educators deserve a better work-life balance. It’s a stressful profession in a recruitment crisis. If we want more teachers, and we want them at their best, they need a better working week, just like everybody else. 🙌 @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social

Before you read the article (link below)… Why do 𝘺𝘰𝘶 think interest in the 4-day week has skyrocketed? 🤔

This is the astonishing impact of a 4-day, 32-hour week. 🧵

Four-day strike for a 4-day week. ✊ The most important improvements to workers rights have never come by asking nicely. If you want a 4-day week, this is how we get there. If you want a 4-day week - it’s time to join a union.

Monday again already? 😮‍💨 The 2-day weekend isn’t fit for purpose. We need time for life outside of work. We need a 4-day week.

Full support for @rmtunion.bsky.social leading the fight for a 32-hour week. Every union that takes action to win a shorter working week brings the 4-day week closer to reality for everyone. It’s a brave and necessary thing to do and these workers deserve your full support too.

Saturday: recover. Sunday: dread. Weekend’s broken. Let’s fix it. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

Let’s stop pretending the 2-day weekend is enough. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

Don’t get trapped by inertia. It’s time to get moving and join the future of work. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃 Better for health, productivity and engagement. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰ Join us tomorrow (Sept 4th) to find out how to get started. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/informatio...

“Staff with caring responsibilities gave the strongest responses to the pilot, with some describing it as “life-changing”.” Life-changing. It works in the private sector. It works in the public sector. It’s life-changing. What are we waiting for? It’s time for a 4-day week.⏰

We’ll finish that one for you, Jensen. “but… it won’t happen by magic.” Like any improvement to working conditions, the 4-day week will need people pushing to make it happen. - Organised workers - Progressive politicians - Pioneering employers That’s how we get a 4-day week.

🚨NEW: The results of the Scottish Government's four-day week public sector pilot have been published this morning. They show that the workers and employers who took part are BOTH thriving. 📈Productivity 😃Staff wellbeing autonomy.work/portfolio/sw...

🎧 New episode of Public Health Disrupted! In this episode @xandvt.bsky.social & @thewrittenro.bsky.social explore the public health benefits of a four-day work week with @joeryle.bsky.social & UCL’s @annahci.bsky.social. 💼 Less burnout 💡More productivity ❤️ Better wellbeing @4dayweek.bsky.social

You don’t have to be the boss to get a 4-day week at work. Chiara made the case at her workplace and it paid off. They’re trialling a 4-day week right now. You can do it too. 🔗 Link to blog post below ⬇️

Congratulations to Forthstar for becoming a Gold Standard accredited 4-day week employer!🥳🥳 In order to make great games, Forthstar have created a workplace culture of innovation, inspiration and creativity - all qualities that will be boosted by their 4-day working week.

Just to clear up any confusion: Our latest pilot programme in the PRIVATE sector was 100% successful. A council in the PUBLIC sector made their 4-day week permanent last week. Reducing the working week without reducing pay works in BOTH sectors. /

This is called a four day work week and if leadership wanted to make it happen, they could in more industries than you might think.

Everything is not lost.

The 4-day week at South Cambridgeshire District Council has smashed the expectations we had. Better for workers. Better for employers. Better for taxpayers. Time to roll it out elsewhere! ⏰

"This is the most important decision this council has made in its 50-year history." - Bridget Smith, Council Leader South Cambridgeshire District Council have become the first UK council to adopt a permanent 4-day week. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Less commuting leads to cleaner air. We can all breathe easier with a 4-day week.

South Cambs District Council will be voting to make their 4-day week permanent this week. Here’s a reminder of the benefits they’ve had from their trial already: £399,263 annual savings 💷 Job apps up 123% ⬆️ /

The 2-day weekend isn’t long enough to repair the damage from a 5-day week.

We don’t talk enough about the difference a 4-day week can make for disabled people. Now, South Cambs District Council are helping to change that. They’ve completed a full study on their 4-day week trial and the results are profound. See below for some standout quotes🧵

Congratulations to Future Projects for becoming a Gold Standard 4-day week employer!🥳🥳 We can all agree that tackling poverty is good work. Well, to do good work you need good focus, and to have good focus needs good rest. Good thing Future Projects have a 4-day week! 🙌

🚨Pilot Info Event🚨 Don’t miss this info event for our next 4 Day Week Pilot Programme. Thursday July 10th, 2.00, online. (Did we mention that our last Pilot had a 100% success rate and all participants are thriving with their shorter working week? 🤔😁) Sign up via the link below. ⬇️

EVENT: TODAY!🚨 We're hosting a launch for @julietschor.bsky.social‬'s new book "Four Days a Week" – a comprehensive survey of the growing global trend – ft. a panel discussion with #4DW experts and practitioners 📘 Monday 7th July (18:30) 👇 buff.ly/krY885c

The brilliant @4dayweek.bsky.social's next National Four-Day Week Pilot is starting this autumn and applications are now open. I encourage anyone who can in Brighton to give it a go, it could be brain-altering! www.4dayweek.co.uk/national-pil...

✍️New column! I met with Brighton business leaders who have successfully transitioned to a 4-day work week. Amazing research from @sussex.ac.uk shows that a 4-day week reduces stress, anxiety and depression, and improves brain function. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2529269...

When it comes to work-life balance, the 5-day week is a 20th-century solution to a 21st-century problem. Let’s stop living in the past. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

This council improved and/or maintained services, saved £400,000 and have seen the number of job applications increase by more than 120%. Seems like a success to me.

More great news! “A council trialling a four-day working week said independent research showed all of its services had improved or maintained standards.” Add that to the nearly £400,000 they saved on their annual wage bill and it’s a no-brainer: It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

ICYMI… - Latest 4-day week trials were 100% successful 💯 - Burnout ⬇️, happiness ⬆️, productivity 💪 - Our next trials begin this Autumn and we’d love you to join - see link below for more details 🔗

The latest four-day working week pilot, involving 17 companies and nearly 1,000 workers, has ended with a 100% success rate

The normalisation of a 4 day working week with no loss of pay will have a transformative impact on the health and wellbeing of workers and on their performance.

I genuinely think a four-day work week would change the lives of millions of people, myself very much included, for the better. Less burnout, more time with loved ones, better performance overall. I hope we see it eventually.

Immensely proud to have been one of the 17 trail-blazing organisations which took part in the UK #4DayWeek pilot this year, resulting in “extremely positive” findings in research published today.

All eight charities and other not-for-profit organisations that took part in a recent four-day working week national pilot have opted to continue offering reduced hours to their employees

All 17 British businesses in a six-month trial of the four-day week said they would continue to have their staff work reduced hours - with no loss of pay. Trade unions won us the weekend at the start of the last century - next stop, the four-day week! @4dayweek.bsky.social

UK trial shows nearly 1,000 workers adopting a four-day week, enhancing productivity and satisfaction, with businesses reporting positive economic impacts. ❤️ 389 • 💬 46 • 👥 44