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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 14h

Burnout isn’t a personal failing, it’s a structural problem.

People are being signed off sick with stress at an exponential rate. It’s unsustainable.

It’s time to do something about it.

It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 1d

71% of your week.

That’s how much of your life revolves around work when you’re on a 5-day week.

That percentage is far too high and it’s been that way for far too long.

It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 3d

The weekend shouldn't just be for recovery (and let’s be honest, it barely fits that bill as it is).

We need time to live, not just survive.

We need a 4-day week.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 6d

Media
NGO
Public Affairs
Recruitment
Technology
Travel

Then a 4-day week has already been proven to work in your industry.

It’s time for the rest to catch up.

It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 6d

If you work in:

Accountancy
Advertising
Architecture
Brewing
Charity
Construction
Consultancy
Design
Education
Engineering
Events
Gaming
Healthcare
Housing
IT
Law
Manufacturing
Marketing

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 7d

It’s time to stop normalizing stress, exhaustion and burnout.

Demand a 4-day week.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine if an organisation supported the Living Wage but didn’t pay it.

They’d be called hypocritical.

And rightly so.

Same goes for the 4-day week.

If you support it, it’s time to live it.

It’s time for a 4-day week.

Words matter.
Actions matter more.
Ifyour org supports a 4-day week, it's time to live up to your principles.
Give your staff a 4-day week.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 10d

inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

I left Britain for the shortest working week in Europe - I could never go back

Around half of the workforce are part-time, Friday hours mean most staff leave at lunchtime and presentee-ism just doesn't happen

inews.co.uk

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 10d

The Dutch have paid days off for childcare, period days as standard, and a 32-hour working week.

There’s a better way of working and the UK desperately needs to catch up.

It’s time to invest in families. It’s time to invest in our health.

It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

The I Paper headline: I left Britain for the shortest working week in Europe -I could never go back.
Around half of the workforce are part-time, Friday hours mean most staff leave at lunchtime and presentee-ism just doesn't happen

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 14d

Want to hold onto your staff?

Then it’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

“True flexibility is also about the structure of the work week, with almost three quarters (73%) of employees seeing the four-day week as an important benefit.“

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

www.businesswire.com

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 14d

Owl Labs’ annual hybrid working report reveals people want a better work-life balance - and they’ll change jobs to get it.

“The top reason employees are looking for a new job is in pursuit of a better work/life balance, consistent with 2024 (50%) and up from 41% in 2023.” /

Business Wire headline - The Great
Flexpectation: 86% of UK workers demand flexible hours as four-day week and "work-to-rule" go mainstream, Owl Labs report reveals

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 15d

We didn’t choose the 5-day work week.

But we can choose to end it.

It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 17d

The 2-day weekend?

Blink and you’ve missed it.

We can’t go on like this. It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 20d

Two days off is barely enough to get your laundry done, let alone actually live your life.

It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 21d

Imagine having time to do life admin, see friends, and still have a day left for yourself.

That’s the 4-day week.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 21d

www.ibtimes.co.uk/future-work-...

Gen Z Says No to 9-to-5: Why the 4-Day Week Is the Future of Work

Gen Z isn't waiting for retirement to enjoy life — they're driving the demand for a four-day working week, and the workplace may never look the same again.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 21d

'Gen Z are challenging the outdated idea that exhaustion equals success,' explains workplace psychologist Dr Hannah Collins.

'They want sustainable careers, not just paycheques.'

IBIT headline: The Future of Work:
Why Gen Z is
Demanding the 4-Day Working Week in the
UK

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 22d

We don’t need self-care hacks.

We need a 4-day week.

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 23d

www.4dayweek.co.uk/national-pil...

National Pilot 2025 | 4 Day Week Foundation

www.4dayweek.co.uk

4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 23d

🚨Deadline Alert🚨

You’ve got until Mon 22nd to join our 2025 4-Day Week Pilot Programme.

Get access to expert guidance, research-led evaluations, and networking with other 4-day week orgs.

Invest in your people. Try something transformative. Pilot a 4-day week.

Link ⬇️

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 24d

This shouldn’t be controversial to say - educators deserve a better work-life balance.

It’s a stressful profession in a recruitment crisis.

If we want more teachers, and we want them at their best, they need a better working week, just like everybody else.

🙌 @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social

Daily Mail headline - Socialist education union chief demands four-day week in office and a 'mark from home day' for teachers

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 27d

techeconomy.ng/searches-for...

Searches for 4-day Work Week Soar 5,000% among UK Workers | Here are the Reasons

The workforce's frustration is growing due to a lack of flexible work. TFL workers have taken strike action to demand

techeconomy.ng

4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 27d

Before you read the article (link below)…

Why do 𝘺𝘰𝘶 think interest in the 4-day week has skyrocketed? 🤔

Searches for 4-day Work Week Soar
5,000% among
UK Workers |
Here are the Reasons

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 29d

(All quotes come from participants in the recent Scottish Public Sector Pilot of a 4-day week)

To find out more about the 4-day week and how it works, head over to our website.

www.4dayweek.co.uk

4 Day Week Foundation | Campaign for a Four-Day Week

A four-day week benefits workers, employers, the economy, our society and our environment.

www.4dayweek.co.uk

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4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 29d

It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰

“I smile more now.” AlB staff member on their experience of the Scottish Public Sector's trial of a four-day week

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