Opinion
The maths of a four-day week, tested in one small firm
Staff report · Wednesday, 19 August 2026
A 22-person agency published its numbers after a year. They are messier than either side claims.
Output held. Turnover fell. Two clients left. One of them came back.
The founder's conclusion: the four-day week is a management project, not an HR perk, and firms that treat it as the latter will get the results they fear.
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