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The Case for a Four-Day Work Week

Achievers

I received a call from a client one day wanting to talk about a new employee that recently joined his team. My client was worried that this employee was getting into bad habits because of her work week schedule – she would come into the office by 9:00 am every morning and leave by 4:00 pm. Me: So, how has she been performing?

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Is the four-day working week an EVP winner?  

LACE Partners

Last year, LACE Consultant Evan Wynn wrote a blog looking at the four-day working week , focusing on the positives and potential challenges associated with this flexible working initiative. Since then, the UK has run the largest trial of a four-day working week, which came to an end in December last year.

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Barton’s blog: How will reward strategies respond to soaring inflation rates?

Employee Benefits

The cost-of-living crisis hit the headlines this week, as the Office for National Statistics announced the consumer prices index (CPI) of inflation rose faster than expected to a 30-year high of 5.4% This week also saw the launch of a programme to which employers can sign up and pilot the four-day working week within their organisation.

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Barton’s blog: Is a return to the workplace best for employees’ mental wellbeing?

Employee Benefits

It’s certainly a nail-biting time in UK politics this week, but not for any reasons prime minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party would wish. Before the March 2020 lockdown, flexible working arrangements for all employees were not commonplace for all organisations. Tynan Barton. Acting editor.

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Lovewell’s logic: Does Zoom’s return to the office really spell the end for remote working?

Employee Benefits

The hybrid/remote working debate reared its head again this week, following the news that video communications company Zoom has ordered employees back to the office. The move overturns Zoom’s previous stance that staff would be able to work from home indefinitely. In the UK, it employs approximately 200 staff.

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A whole new world? The challenges and opportunities facing insurance workforce in a post-pandemic world

LACE Partners

Last week we co-hosted our latest insurance forum along with Sheridan Worldwide’s Caroline Sheridan. From leadership messaging to tackling burnout, and from the four-day week to the need for exec/Board cohesion, the issues discussed provided food for thought for a sector that’s operating on shifting sands.

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Can the four-day workweek really work?

LACE Partners

In today’s blog Evan from our team took a look at the impact of the proposed pilot of a four-day work week will have in the UK. Can it be more productive than the traditional five-day work week? If you didn’t know already, the world of work has rapidly transformed.