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We're co-running the world's biggest four-day week trial. Catch up on its global news and media coverage:

On Monday 6th June, more than 3,300 workers at 70 UK companies began the world’s biggest trial of a four-day week to date, including businesses ranging from a local fish and chip shop, to large financial firms, telecomms companies and a brewery. Running for 6 months, Autonomy will be co-ordinating the trial, along with 4 Day Week Global, the 4 Day Week campaign, and researchers from leading universities.

 

The trial has put the debate around working time back onto the new agenda around the world. Take a look through some of the highlights below:

Press coverage

'Thousands of UK workers begin world’s biggest trial of four-day week' - The Guardian
'The workers getting 100% pay for 80% of the hours' - BBC News Business
'UK companies trial four-day working week with same pay' - Financial Times
'Four-day week begins for thousands of UK workers - with no change in pay' - The Daily Telegraph
'Four-day week begins for thousands of UK workers - with no change in pay' - The Independent
'UK firms begin world's biggest four-day week trial - with no loss of pay' - Sky News
'Four-day work week to be trialled in UK in world's biggest pilot' - LBC
'Four-day week to be trialled for thousands of workers from today' - Metro
'In Britain, a New Test of an Old Dream: The 4-Day Workweek' - New York Times
'The world's biggest four-day work week pilot begins' - CNN Business
'Four-Day Week, 100% Pay: World’s Largest Trial Begins in UK' - Bloomberg UK
'In Britain, a New Test of an Old Dream: The 4-Day Workweek' - New York Times
'The world’s largest four-day workweek pilot just launched in the U.K.' - The Washington Post
'World’s biggest four-day work week trial begins in the UK' - Evening Standard
'Less time but same pay for thousands of Brits as they move to four day work week on new 100:80:100 model' - City AM

Features, comment and interviews

'Why a four-day work week makes complete sense for businesses and the economy' - New Statesman
'Friday briefing: Does a four-day week work? These companies are about to find out' - The Guardian
'Four day weeks aren’t just for office work, staff at my fish and chip shop are loving it' - i Newspaper
'Inside the four-day working week, from flexible hours to hyper-local hub offices' - Evening Standard
'Four-day week? It's a revolution for men' - The Times
'Four-day week? These firms say the've nailed the new working model and profits are good' - CNBC
Feature in 'Il Sole 24 Ore' (Italian)
Feature in Il Fatto Quotidiano coverage (Italian)
'Four-day working week: Merthyr firm takes part in global trial' - BBC Wales
The four-day working week: ‘They’d have to pay me double to go back to the old schedule’ - El Pais English
'The Watercooler: Four-day week will turn Thursday into Friday' - Evening Standard
Feature in Marie Claire (French)
Interview with Autonomy's Julian Siravo - Fanpage (Italian)
Detroit carmakers watch an experiment that could shorten the workweek - Detroit Free Press
'Why a four day working week is the way forward for Wales' - Nation.Cymru
'Why Germany is debating a shorter working week' - The Local de
'Four-day week jobs rise by 90% as UK companies begin trial' - Sky News
Editorial - The Guardian

Television and radio

BBC Radio 4's 'Thought for the Day' coverage
'4-day work week is being put to the test in world's biggest trial' - Today
'Four-day week debate' - Touche pas à mon poste (French)