Australasia’s first 4 day week trial

This is 4 Day Week Global’s third set of pilot program results, and the findings so far are extremely encouraging. From improved company retention to decreased rates of burnout, this report makes it very clear the 4 day week is a reason to be optimistic about the future of work.

In early 2022, 4 Day Week Global began recruiting organisations in Australasia to participate on their six-month pilot program of a 4 day week. The design of the pilot involved two months of preparation, with workshops, coaching, mentoring and peer support once the trials got underway. The research consists of two parts: administrative data from companies and survey data from employees. For both types of data, a pre- and post-methodology approach was employed. In the pre-trial phase, companies completed an “onboarding” survey with basic details about themselves, as well as providing six months of data to be used as a comparison, with corresponding data collected during the trial.