4 Day Week Foundation
@4dayweek.bsky.social
Building a world where we work to live, not live to work. Website: 4dayweek.co.uk | Instagram: 4dayweekcampaign
The 4 Day Week Foundation accredited more than 50 new four-day week companies and over 1,400 workers across the UK in 2025.
See below for an analysis of the 53 new four-day week companies ⬇️
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See below for an analysis of the 53 new four-day week companies ⬇️
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January 23, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The 4 Day Week Foundation accredited more than 50 new four-day week companies and over 1,400 workers across the UK in 2025.
See below for an analysis of the 53 new four-day week companies ⬇️
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See below for an analysis of the 53 new four-day week companies ⬇️
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2026 marks the 100-year anniversary of the 5-day, 40-hour work week.
Common sense says: if your work schedule is 100 years old, it’s time for a redesign.
It’s time for the 4-day week.
Common sense says: if your work schedule is 100 years old, it’s time for a redesign.
It’s time for the 4-day week.
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 AM
2026 marks the 100-year anniversary of the 5-day, 40-hour work week.
Common sense says: if your work schedule is 100 years old, it’s time for a redesign.
It’s time for the 4-day week.
Common sense says: if your work schedule is 100 years old, it’s time for a redesign.
It’s time for the 4-day week.
Reposted by 4 Day Week Foundation
I completely support a 4-day work week being the norm. It definitely would make people and society on the whole a happier place.
“I think they have more of an attitude of work-to-live as opposed to live-to-work that many of us grew up with.”
Sounds like they’ve got the right idea.
Sounds like they’ve got the right idea.
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I completely support a 4-day work week being the norm. It definitely would make people and society on the whole a happier place.
Interesting article on the benefits of various kinds of 4-day week in the manufacturing sector.
(We would argue that 10-hour days are clearly riskier for employer and employee than reducing hours, though)
niyog.net/what-is-the-...
(We would argue that 10-hour days are clearly riskier for employer and employee than reducing hours, though)
niyog.net/what-is-the-...
What Is The Impact Of The Four-day Work Week On Us Manufacturing Productivity ? - Niyog
The conversation around a four-day work week usually starts in tech, media, or consulting. Manufacturing leaders tend to hear it last—and often with
niyog.net
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Interesting article on the benefits of various kinds of 4-day week in the manufacturing sector.
(We would argue that 10-hour days are clearly riskier for employer and employee than reducing hours, though)
niyog.net/what-is-the-...
(We would argue that 10-hour days are clearly riskier for employer and employee than reducing hours, though)
niyog.net/what-is-the-...
“I think they have more of an attitude of work-to-live as opposed to live-to-work that many of us grew up with.”
Sounds like they’ve got the right idea.
Sounds like they’ve got the right idea.
January 15, 2026 at 7:19 AM
“I think they have more of an attitude of work-to-live as opposed to live-to-work that many of us grew up with.”
Sounds like they’ve got the right idea.
Sounds like they’ve got the right idea.
Glasgow: join us on Jan 23rd to discuss the 4-day week.
We’re talking:
Better mental health 😁
Higher productivity 📈
A boost for the local economy 🏴
The future of work is here. Don’t miss it. Link below ⬇️
We’re talking:
Better mental health 😁
Higher productivity 📈
A boost for the local economy 🏴
The future of work is here. Don’t miss it. Link below ⬇️
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Glasgow: join us on Jan 23rd to discuss the 4-day week.
We’re talking:
Better mental health 😁
Higher productivity 📈
A boost for the local economy 🏴
The future of work is here. Don’t miss it. Link below ⬇️
We’re talking:
Better mental health 😁
Higher productivity 📈
A boost for the local economy 🏴
The future of work is here. Don’t miss it. Link below ⬇️
Good!
It’s way past time for other Councils to start seeing the benefits of a 4-day week.
(South Cambs Council have had theirs for THREE YEARS at this point)
It’s way past time for other Councils to start seeing the benefits of a 4-day week.
(South Cambs Council have had theirs for THREE YEARS at this point)
![BBC headline: [Coventry] Councillors to discuss four-day week for full pay](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rp2c6be6cuzttljfuhdkq7jq/bafkreibe3qjzjvngx4keyiha2hl5ujqglyxw362e7md5uvxfcwuzhklcs4@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Good!
It’s way past time for other Councils to start seeing the benefits of a 4-day week.
(South Cambs Council have had theirs for THREE YEARS at this point)
It’s way past time for other Councils to start seeing the benefits of a 4-day week.
(South Cambs Council have had theirs for THREE YEARS at this point)
Welcome to the movement, Davina McCall. 🫡
January 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Welcome to the movement, Davina McCall. 🫡
That answer?
Actually, they think school weeks should be even longer than they are now.
No extra funding, just longer hours for dwindling numbers of staff.
Yep, that’ll solve the teacher recruitment crisis.🙄
🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️
Actually, they think school weeks should be even longer than they are now.
No extra funding, just longer hours for dwindling numbers of staff.
Yep, that’ll solve the teacher recruitment crisis.🙄
🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️
January 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
That answer?
Actually, they think school weeks should be even longer than they are now.
No extra funding, just longer hours for dwindling numbers of staff.
Yep, that’ll solve the teacher recruitment crisis.🙄
🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️
Actually, they think school weeks should be even longer than they are now.
No extra funding, just longer hours for dwindling numbers of staff.
Yep, that’ll solve the teacher recruitment crisis.🙄
🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️
We’re preparing for not one, but TWO major 4-day week trials this year.
If you work for a:
- School 📚
or
- Council 🏫
And you’re interested in taking part, fill out a form via the link below to get the conversation started.
If you work for a:
- School 📚
or
- Council 🏫
And you’re interested in taking part, fill out a form via the link below to get the conversation started.
January 5, 2026 at 9:23 AM
We’re preparing for not one, but TWO major 4-day week trials this year.
If you work for a:
- School 📚
or
- Council 🏫
And you’re interested in taking part, fill out a form via the link below to get the conversation started.
If you work for a:
- School 📚
or
- Council 🏫
And you’re interested in taking part, fill out a form via the link below to get the conversation started.
Starting the year the right way: with the 4-day week at the top of the political agenda.*
It’s 2026 and it’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
(*no mean feat, given the current state of things)
It’s 2026 and it’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
(*no mean feat, given the current state of things)
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Starting the year the right way: with the 4-day week at the top of the political agenda.*
It’s 2026 and it’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
(*no mean feat, given the current state of things)
It’s 2026 and it’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
(*no mean feat, given the current state of things)
🎇Happy New Year!🎇
2026 is the 100-year anniversary of the 5-day work week.
Time to move on, don’t you think? 🤔
2026 is the 100-year anniversary of the 5-day work week.
Time to move on, don’t you think? 🤔
January 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM
🎇Happy New Year!🎇
2026 is the 100-year anniversary of the 5-day work week.
Time to move on, don’t you think? 🤔
2026 is the 100-year anniversary of the 5-day work week.
Time to move on, don’t you think? 🤔
🎄Merry Christmas from the 4 Day Week Foundation!🎄
May your day be long on joy and short on stress.
May your day be long on joy and short on stress.
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🎄Merry Christmas from the 4 Day Week Foundation!🎄
May your day be long on joy and short on stress.
May your day be long on joy and short on stress.
Reposted by 4 Day Week Foundation
Four day week has real potential to shape a new improved way of working for us all. Especially those with a relationship to care. Deeply disappointing & maddening from the Gvnt. @autonomy-institute.bsky.social @4dayweek.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Four-day week may be considered a sign of failure, England councils told
Local government secretary writes to town halls warning them against ‘part-time work for full-time pay’
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Four day week has real potential to shape a new improved way of working for us all. Especially those with a relationship to care. Deeply disappointing & maddening from the Gvnt. @autonomy-institute.bsky.social @4dayweek.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Instead of evidence-based policy, we get ignorance-based policy.
Deeply disappointing.
We hope Councils follow South Cambs example and ignore Reed’s heavy-handed (but ultimately impotent) rhetoric.
Deeply disappointing.
We hope Councils follow South Cambs example and ignore Reed’s heavy-handed (but ultimately impotent) rhetoric.
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Instead of evidence-based policy, we get ignorance-based policy.
Deeply disappointing.
We hope Councils follow South Cambs example and ignore Reed’s heavy-handed (but ultimately impotent) rhetoric.
Deeply disappointing.
We hope Councils follow South Cambs example and ignore Reed’s heavy-handed (but ultimately impotent) rhetoric.
One to keep an eye out for 👀
On Jan 5th @ 6pm MPs will debate a petition relating to the length of the school week.
The petition, which has received more than 126,000 signatures, states:
/
On Jan 5th @ 6pm MPs will debate a petition relating to the length of the school week.
The petition, which has received more than 126,000 signatures, states:
/
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
One to keep an eye out for 👀
On Jan 5th @ 6pm MPs will debate a petition relating to the length of the school week.
The petition, which has received more than 126,000 signatures, states:
/
On Jan 5th @ 6pm MPs will debate a petition relating to the length of the school week.
The petition, which has received more than 126,000 signatures, states:
/
Life’s too short for a long working week.
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
December 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Life’s too short for a long working week.
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
Reposted by 4 Day Week Foundation
It's great to see an MP in favour of a four day week. A four day working week should be the norm.
"Historically, a lot of that benefit [from innovations and technology] has gone to the shareholders and actually workers are still working the same 35 to 40 hour week as they always have done.
I think it's about trying to redress that balance."
- Maya Ellis, MP for Ribble Valley
I think it's about trying to redress that balance."
- Maya Ellis, MP for Ribble Valley
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It's great to see an MP in favour of a four day week. A four day working week should be the norm.
"Historically, a lot of that benefit [from innovations and technology] has gone to the shareholders and actually workers are still working the same 35 to 40 hour week as they always have done.
I think it's about trying to redress that balance."
- Maya Ellis, MP for Ribble Valley
I think it's about trying to redress that balance."
- Maya Ellis, MP for Ribble Valley
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"Historically, a lot of that benefit [from innovations and technology] has gone to the shareholders and actually workers are still working the same 35 to 40 hour week as they always have done.
I think it's about trying to redress that balance."
- Maya Ellis, MP for Ribble Valley
I think it's about trying to redress that balance."
- Maya Ellis, MP for Ribble Valley
“A wonderful idea”, “Bring it on!”, “Yes!”, “Brilliant!”, “Absolutely”.
Educators want it. Parents support it.
It’s time for the government to back some trials!
Educators want it. Parents support it.
It’s time for the government to back some trials!
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
“A wonderful idea”, “Bring it on!”, “Yes!”, “Brilliant!”, “Absolutely”.
Educators want it. Parents support it.
It’s time for the government to back some trials!
Educators want it. Parents support it.
It’s time for the government to back some trials!
“At some point, the adults in the room must acknowledge the greater, and more expensive, risk is business as usual.”
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
“At some point, the adults in the room must acknowledge the greater, and more expensive, risk is business as usual.”
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
Congratulations to @neweconomics.bsky.social for becoming a Gold Standard accredited 4-day week employer!🥳🥳
NEF have been making the case for a 4-day week since before it was cool, so it’s fantastic to have them join us as a fully-accredited organisation. /
NEF have been making the case for a 4-day week since before it was cool, so it’s fantastic to have them join us as a fully-accredited organisation. /
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Congratulations to @neweconomics.bsky.social for becoming a Gold Standard accredited 4-day week employer!🥳🥳
NEF have been making the case for a 4-day week since before it was cool, so it’s fantastic to have them join us as a fully-accredited organisation. /
NEF have been making the case for a 4-day week since before it was cool, so it’s fantastic to have them join us as a fully-accredited organisation. /
The 5-day week has hidden costs.
By Friday you’re exhausted. You buy a takeaway because you can’t face cooking. Do some online shopping to make yourself feel better.
It all adds up.
A better work-life balance means more money in your pocket.
Time for a 4-day week. ⏰
By Friday you’re exhausted. You buy a takeaway because you can’t face cooking. Do some online shopping to make yourself feel better.
It all adds up.
A better work-life balance means more money in your pocket.
Time for a 4-day week. ⏰
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The 5-day week has hidden costs.
By Friday you’re exhausted. You buy a takeaway because you can’t face cooking. Do some online shopping to make yourself feel better.
It all adds up.
A better work-life balance means more money in your pocket.
Time for a 4-day week. ⏰
By Friday you’re exhausted. You buy a takeaway because you can’t face cooking. Do some online shopping to make yourself feel better.
It all adds up.
A better work-life balance means more money in your pocket.
Time for a 4-day week. ⏰
“This isn’t a perk; it’s a necessary reform to stop a system collapsing.”
The Guardian view on a four-day week for teachers: a clever way to end the staffing crisis.
Full Editorial below ⬇️
The Guardian view on a four-day week for teachers: a clever way to end the staffing crisis.
Full Editorial below ⬇️
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“This isn’t a perk; it’s a necessary reform to stop a system collapsing.”
The Guardian view on a four-day week for teachers: a clever way to end the staffing crisis.
Full Editorial below ⬇️
The Guardian view on a four-day week for teachers: a clever way to end the staffing crisis.
Full Editorial below ⬇️