How Shorter Work Weeks Solved the Retention Crisis for Major Firms

How Shorter Work Weeks Solved the Retention Crisis for Major Firms

One of the most significant trends shaking up the business world in recent years is the growing call for the adoption of a "4-day work week" This idea, recently tested by the UK in the largest large-scale trial of its kind globally, attempts to address the problem of declining mental health and improve work-life balance without compromising or reducing wages. A deep management analysis of this experiment reveals that the new model doesn't necessarily mean working less, but rather working smarter, more efficiently, and with greater focus, while rethinking everything we've come to expect about the relationship between time and productivity. The New Logic: 100-80-100 The core logic of this system is expressed in the famous "100-80-100" model: 100% of the full pay for only 80% of the traditional working hours, while maintaining or even improving 100% productivity. The British experiment, involving more than 60 companies of varying sizes and sectors, from small st…