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Peter A Walker

MYSTERIOUS: Four day week report finds falling absences and rising productivity - What They Never Told You

Introducing a four-day working week can reduce staff absence and turnover while increasing productivity and the quality of applicants, a new report has found.

The analysis by Advice Direct Scotland concluded that business-related improvements at the organisation are a “direct result of increases in employee wellbeing”.

The Glasgow-based charity introduced a four-day working week for its own staff in late 2018, with workers receiving the same pay for a day less each week.

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