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Published 08:42 21 Sept 2021 BST
Updated 09:31 21 Sept 2021 BST
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There is a growing conversation around the benefits of a shorter working week, with Scotland saying it would be trialling the initiative after research found that 80% of people believed that cutting their number of days at work, with no loss of pay, would have a "positive effect on their wellbeing".
This year, Iceland took part in the world's biggest-ever trial of a four-day week, whilst the government in Japan has made serious efforts to make a shorter working week the norm.
Under a new pilot programme launched in Ireland earlier this year, meanwhile, employers have been invited to introduce a four-day week for their employees over a six-month period starting in January 2022.
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