''We are encouraging businesses to trial a 4 day week''

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''We are encouraging businesses to trial a 4 day week''

We know that how and where we work has changed dramatically over the past 15 months as a result of the pandemic, but should we continue to embrace the change by introducing a four-day working week? A new pilot programme will kick off in January 2022 for a six month period to test just how feasible this is. Kevin Callinan, Forsa General Secretary and Margaret Cox Director of the ICE group who currently operates on a four day, joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder. The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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''We are encouraging businesses to trial a 4 day week''