Ireland looks towards a four-day work week – is it all it’s cracked up to be?
“If we’re such a developed country, why do we have to work all the time?” The conversation surrounding a four-day working week in Ireland continues to bubble up, from active campaigns designed to firmly establish and normalise the practice to individual companies taking the plunge of their own volition. Last October, the Irish Congress of […]
4 years ago
Over half of Irish workers believe a four-day working week is coming very soon
Are you ‘four’ it, etc? More than half of Irish professionals are of the mind that a four-day working week – a subject of continuous debate – will soon be a reality. That’s the big takeaway from a new survey carried out by recruitment company Hays Ireland. Conducted in March amongst 1,500 employers and professionals, […]
4 years ago
Four Day Week Ireland to present plans for pilot campaign to Government today
Nearly 20 businesses are joining the trial next year. The Four Day Week Ireland campaign will present plans for a pilot to the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment today as nearly 20 Irish businesses will join a trail next year. Under the pilot programme, employers will introduce a four-day week for their employees over […]
4 years ago