Analysis

July 29, 2022

The four-day week doesn't work. Try working nine days a fortnight instead

CharlieHR thinks it has an alternative to the four-day work week, which can be hard for some startups to implement


Amy Cowpe

For many startups, the idea of a four-day work week sounds like a dream. But there’s also been evidence that it can be hard to implement — and some employees end up working the fifth day anyway. 

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Ben Gateley, CharlieHR'S cofounder and CEO
Ben Gateley, CharlieHR'S cofounder and CEO
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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