Majority of UK businesses not offering four-day week job roles

A new survey has shown that only 1.61% of businesses currently advertising jobs are offering four-day week roles.

This comes as a surprise considering the positive results from the 2022 four-day week trial.

The groundbreaking six-month trial ran from June to December 2022 and the majority of businesses that took part said it was a success with almost all (92%) participants deciding to continue with the changes.

Other positives taken from the trial included:

• Business revenue stayed broadly the same, rising by 1.4% on average during the six-month time frame.
• 39% of employees said they felt less stressed.
• 71% of employees felt reduced levels of burnout at the end of the trial.
• 54% of employees said they found it easier to balance work and home responsibilities.
• The number of sick days taken by staff fell by around two-thirds.
• 57% fewer employees left the participating firms compared to the previous year within the same period.

Now, StandOut CV research shows that only one in a hundred jobs advertises four-day workweeks in the UK.

The jobs most likely to offer this are quality inspectors (5.17%), security officers (4.92%) and HR assistants (2.5%).

London was found to have the highest percentage of four-day roles (2.70%), closely followed by Nottingham (1.99%) and Sheffield (1.97%); while Cardiff has the smallest percentage (0.4%).

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