A mid-term evaluation of a working time experiment in the Esbjerg municipality reveals high levels of satisfaction among those compressing their hours into a four-day week according to the trade union HK Kommunal. Some 90% of job centre employees who chose the 4-day week two years ago are very satisfied with the scheme. The experiment began in January 2021 and runs for another year with those switching to four days working 35 normal hours with two hours dedicated to improving competences. Workers remaining on the five-day week work 37 normal hours.
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