2022年，英國智庫Autonomy發起了一項四天工作制試點計劃，共有61家英國公司，約2900名工人參與其中。在2022年6月至12月期間，員工們每周工作4天，每周平均工作34小時，同時保持現有的工資。
試點計劃結束後，這些公司是否選擇繼續實行四天工作制？員工們對這一模式的評價如何？Autonomy發布的研究報告給出了答案：
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The pilot program has been hailed as a "resounding success" after employees reported improved well-being anda majority of the participating companies said they would keep the change.Autonomy的四天工作制試點計劃被視為「巨大的成功」，員工表示，幸福感提高了，大多數參與公司表示他們將維持四天工作制。
Employees at companies that adopted a four-day work week without pay cuts said they were happier and healthier, while revenues did notfall
實行四天工作制而不減薪的公司員工表示，他們更快樂、更健康，而收入並沒有下降。
At the conclusion of the six-month trial, 56 of those companies, or 92%, decided to stick with a four-day work week,and 18 did so permanently.
在六個月的試驗結束時，61家公司中的56家（92%）決定堅持每周四天工作制，其中18家決定永久實行這一政策。
四天工作制，員工老闆都受益
The companies that participated were from a wide range of sectors and sizes and were permitted to design a four-day week policy tailored to their own needs, with the onlyconditions being that pay was not cut and employees were given a "meaningful" reduction in work time.參與研究的公司行業不同，規模不一，並可以根據自身需求設計每周工作四天的政策，唯一的要求是不減薪，並「實際」縮減員工工作時間。
A shorter work week was found to improve employees' well-being. Before and after data showed that 39% of employees reported feeling less stressed, while 71% had reduced levels of burnout at the end of the trial. Surveyed employees said they also felt less anxious, less fatigued and were sleeping better.
研究發現，縮短工作時間可以提高員工幸福感。試點計劃開展前後數據顯示，39%的員工表示壓力減輕，而71%的員工在試驗結束時的倦怠程度有所降低。接受調查的員工表示，他們還感到不那麼焦慮、疲勞，睡眠有所改善。
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Employees also said their work-life balance improved, but the benefits were not limited to workers.
員工們還稱，他們的工作與生活更加平衡，但四天工作制不僅僅給員工帶來了好處。
Administrative data from the participating companies showed that revenues rose by 1.4% on average, weighted by company size, during the trial period. When compared to a similar period from previous years, organizations with a shorter work weekactually reportedrevenue increases of 35% on average— which the study authors said indicated healthy growth at the same time there was a reduction in work.
參與試驗的企業的管理數據顯示，在試驗期間，按公司規模加權，收入平均增長1.4%。與往年同期相比，每周工作時間較短的企業，實際上報告的收入平均增長了35%——研究作者表示，這表明在員工工作時間縮短的同時，企業實現了健康增長。
四天工作制越來越受歡迎
羅致恆富人力資源的一項調查顯示，93%的企業管理者支持每周四天工作制度，64%的管理者認為，他們所在的企業將在未來5年內實行四天工作制。
Data also showed employees were much less likely to leave the companies that participated in the trial program,with staff losses dropping by 57% in the six-month trial period.
數據還顯示，員工從參與試驗的公司離職的可能性要小得多，在六個月的試驗期內，員工流失率下降了57%。
"Results are largely steady across workplaces of varying sizes, demonstrating this is an innovation which works for many types of organizations," said Professor Juliet Schor of Boston College, the lead researcher.
該研究領頭人、波士頓學院的朱麗葉·肖爾教授表示：「不同規模企業的結果基本一致，表明四天工作制是一項適用於多種類型機構的創新」。
Some employees enjoyed the change so much they said keeping the extra day off each week would be more important than a raise. Fifteen percent of employees said that noamount of money would induce them to return to a five-day schedule.
一些員工非常喜歡這種變化，他們認為，每周多休息一天比加薪更重要。15%的員工表示，再多的錢也無法促使他們恢復到五天工作制。
Charlotte Lockhart, co-founder and managing director of 4 Day Week Global, said the results were encouraging and that results from similar pilot programs around the globe would be forthcoming.
非營利組織「全球四天工作制」聯合創始人兼總經理夏洛特·洛克哈特表示，試驗結果令人鼓舞，全球各地類似試點項目的結果也即將出爐。
來源：Fox Business編輯：董靜，李蕙帆（實習）
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