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Three factors make or break four-day week success

Four-day weeks have "gathered a lot of steam" during the pandemic, but not all organisations are setting themselves up for long-term success. In this Q&A, an expert discusses various approaches and the factors that hinder or enable them.

Topics covered include:

• what Mercer's data suggests about the rise of four-day work weeks;
• the "100-80-100" model;
• which types of organisations suit four-day working;
• the benefits employers can expect to achieve;
• four-day weeks for client-facing organisations;
• innovative experiments underway;
• the three factors critical to four-day-week success;
• trial period timeframes and measuring success;
• ensuring fairness for part-time employees; and more...