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Workers are demanding four-day weeks in tech – here's how to implement them properly


More companies are switching to a four-day week as they look to balance employee well-being with productivity

Mark Boost, CEO and founder of Civo, tells ITPro that while his firm has to hire additional staff in sales and customer support to ensure business continuity across the full working week, a major restructuring was not necessary to accommodate the four-day model. Companies considering adopting a four-day week, but unsure how to go about it, should start by running pilots, advises Molly Johnson-Jones, CEO at Flexa, an online platform for flexible roles at the likes of BT, Microsoft and SAP. Leaders need to make all stakeholders aware that the new working model won’t have a negative impact on the quality of service and establish backup protocols, in case a client or customer has an urgent matter that needs to be escalated.

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