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A: When you go to the 4-day week campaign website
...and click "Research"
...you get a 404
https://www.4dayweek.com/researchDo you think that was going to be Friday's job?
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B: has anyone signed up and got the PDF? Don't feel like signing up myself just to read it
 
C:
"The results show 100% of employees involved in the trial said they would prefer a reduced working schedule." Well, colour me shocked.  https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2022/1129/1339085-four-day-week/
A research project that saw a four-day working week being trialled across 12 businesses has been deemed a success by both the companies and employees involved.
Nov 29th (195 kB)
 
B: what did their bosses say!?
 
D: They were too busy not working, A.
If you think about it, it's a great ponzi scheme. Because as long as everyone is bought in, it works
The 1 day weekend lobby is up in arms though
 
B: the people who can't take advantage are school teachers
don't want a 4-day school week!
 
E:
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C: Good god, no. Certain industries only :eyes:
 
E: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/27/a-hundred-uk-companies-sign-up-for-four-day-week-with-no-loss-of-pay
 
the Guardianthe Guardian
Thousands of employees to be moved permanently to four days in policy described as ‘transformative’
Nov 27th (125 kB) 
In 1929, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was the first union to demand and receive a five-day workweek. The rest of the United States slowly followed, but it was not until 1940, when a provision of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act mandating a maximum 40-hour workweek went into effect, that the two-day weekend was adopted nationwide.[12]
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B: The way this AI stuff is going, we'll be lucky if there's enough work to fill 2 days. Be careful what you wish for

In 1933, John Boot, chairman of the Boots corporation, faced a working environment where it was not uncommon for workers to be made redundant, something he was keen to put an end to.

A factory opened in Nottingham that same year which was intended to increase efficiency. It did, in that it produced so much stock there was a surplus, putting people’s jobs at risk.

The Saturday lie-in was made possible due to changes to the working week that came in during the 1930s.
The solution was to close the factory on Saturdays and Sundays (staff usually worked Saturday mornings too) but keep the same number of workers on the same pay. The reduced hours meant there was less chance of a surplus and Mr Boot had a workforce which showed up ready and invigorated on Monday mornings after having more time for leisure and family activities.

Further study showed that two days off each week reduced absenteeism and had a positive effect on productivity. The weekend was therefore made official Boots policy in 1934.

A: I got sacked from my Saturday job in Boots, for not smiling at the customers enough. This was in my yoof, by the way, not last week or anything.
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