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
Nigel Farage wants you to work until you drop.
The best response?
Start your 4 Day Week. Your business and your employees will thank you!
www.4dayweek.co.uk/book-a-consu...
The best response?
Start your 4 Day Week. Your business and your employees will thank you!
www.4dayweek.co.uk/book-a-consu...
Book a Consultation | 4 Day Week Foundation
www.4dayweek.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Nigel Farage wants you to work until you drop.
The best response?
Start your 4 Day Week. Your business and your employees will thank you!
www.4dayweek.co.uk/book-a-consu...
The best response?
Start your 4 Day Week. Your business and your employees will thank you!
www.4dayweek.co.uk/book-a-consu...
Betteridge's law of headlines:
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
As the bulk of the article actually suggests…
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
As the bulk of the article actually suggests…
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Betteridge's law of headlines:
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
As the bulk of the article actually suggests…
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
As the bulk of the article actually suggests…
It’s time for a 4-day week. ⏰
Want to win a 4-day week in your workplace?
We can help.
Join us for a free workshop where we’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
We can help.
Join us for a free workshop where we’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Want to win a 4-day week in your workplace?
We can help.
Join us for a free workshop where we’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
We can help.
Join us for a free workshop where we’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
“To put it simply, a rested worker is a better worker.”
Our Director, Joe Ryle, talking about the rise in unofficial shorter working weeks, and how they benefit employers as much as their employees.
We’ve had 100 years of the standard 5-day week now.
It’s time for change. ⏰
Our Director, Joe Ryle, talking about the rise in unofficial shorter working weeks, and how they benefit employers as much as their employees.
We’ve had 100 years of the standard 5-day week now.
It’s time for change. ⏰
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 AM
“To put it simply, a rested worker is a better worker.”
Our Director, Joe Ryle, talking about the rise in unofficial shorter working weeks, and how they benefit employers as much as their employees.
We’ve had 100 years of the standard 5-day week now.
It’s time for change. ⏰
Our Director, Joe Ryle, talking about the rise in unofficial shorter working weeks, and how they benefit employers as much as their employees.
We’ve had 100 years of the standard 5-day week now.
It’s time for change. ⏰
Do you want to win a 4-day week in your workplace?
We’ve helped others to do it, and we want to help you too.
We’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
April 30th - 6.30-7.30 - Online
Sign up for free below ⬇️
We’ve helped others to do it, and we want to help you too.
We’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
April 30th - 6.30-7.30 - Online
Sign up for free below ⬇️
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Do you want to win a 4-day week in your workplace?
We’ve helped others to do it, and we want to help you too.
We’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
April 30th - 6.30-7.30 - Online
Sign up for free below ⬇️
We’ve helped others to do it, and we want to help you too.
We’ll talk you through building the argument, getting your colleagues on board, and making the case to your boss.
April 30th - 6.30-7.30 - Online
Sign up for free below ⬇️
This is fantastic news!
600 Tasmanian council workers and the communities they serve will soon be enjoying the benefits of a productive 4-day week.
600 Tasmanian council workers and the communities they serve will soon be enjoying the benefits of a productive 4-day week.
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
This is fantastic news!
600 Tasmanian council workers and the communities they serve will soon be enjoying the benefits of a productive 4-day week.
600 Tasmanian council workers and the communities they serve will soon be enjoying the benefits of a productive 4-day week.
Reposted by 4 Day Week Foundation
Ideology not results.
“There’s no evidence to support this approach to achievement. As opposed to improving outputs, it’s more of a statement."
We need a standard #FourDayWeek
@4dayweek.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
“There’s no evidence to support this approach to achievement. As opposed to improving outputs, it’s more of a statement."
We need a standard #FourDayWeek
@4dayweek.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Ideology not results.
“There’s no evidence to support this approach to achievement. As opposed to improving outputs, it’s more of a statement."
We need a standard #FourDayWeek
@4dayweek.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
“There’s no evidence to support this approach to achievement. As opposed to improving outputs, it’s more of a statement."
We need a standard #FourDayWeek
@4dayweek.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/d0b7...
“We are being starved of hope. A good place to rebuild it would be a 4-day week.”
Excellent, insightful article by Neal Lawson, Director of Compass
Link below ⬇️
Excellent, insightful article by Neal Lawson, Director of Compass
Link below ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“We are being starved of hope. A good place to rebuild it would be a 4-day week.”
Excellent, insightful article by Neal Lawson, Director of Compass
Link below ⬇️
Excellent, insightful article by Neal Lawson, Director of Compass
Link below ⬇️
“Contact centre staff answered 7% more calls than previously.
In 2021-22, a little over 65% of complaints were resolved on time. In 2024-25, more than 85% were.
The proportion of major planning applications decided on time increased.”
That’ll be a yes, then.
In 2021-22, a little over 65% of complaints were resolved on time. In 2024-25, more than 85% were.
The proportion of major planning applications decided on time increased.”
That’ll be a yes, then.
January 27, 2026 at 7:17 AM
“Contact centre staff answered 7% more calls than previously.
In 2021-22, a little over 65% of complaints were resolved on time. In 2024-25, more than 85% were.
The proportion of major planning applications decided on time increased.”
That’ll be a yes, then.
In 2021-22, a little over 65% of complaints were resolved on time. In 2024-25, more than 85% were.
The proportion of major planning applications decided on time increased.”
That’ll be a yes, then.
Reclaim the Economy Week is our opportunity to advocate for a system where people and planet come first.
“The hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make, and could just as easily make different.”
We can make an economy that prioritises people.
We can make a 4-day week for all.
“The hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make, and could just as easily make different.”
We can make an economy that prioritises people.
We can make a 4-day week for all.
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Reclaim the Economy Week is our opportunity to advocate for a system where people and planet come first.
“The hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make, and could just as easily make different.”
We can make an economy that prioritises people.
We can make a 4-day week for all.
“The hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make, and could just as easily make different.”
We can make an economy that prioritises people.
We can make a 4-day week for all.
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...