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Company launches 4-day work week in Australia
Words: Jack Evans
Global company Unilever has become the latest company to take the leap to a four-day work week as it starts a 12-month trial in Australia.
It comes after the multinational behind a catalogue of 400 products, including Dove soap, Magnum ice cream, and Lynx, recently completed an 18-month trial of the four-day work week in New Zealand.
The trial saw a 34 per cent drop in absenteeism, a 33 per cent drop in stress and a 67 per cent drop in work-life conflict.
Absenteeism - 34% drop
Stress - 33% drop
Work-life conflict - 67% drop
According to Unilever, the trial, which saw all 80 staff retain full pay, delivered 100 per cent of its business targets with 80 per cent of the work time.
“The experiment builds on Unilever’s ambition to enhance the wellbeing of both its people and business.”
- Nicky Sparshott, CEO of Unilever ANZ
Australian employees can choose which day or set of hours is most suitable for them to take off, providing it also works for the teams they are part of.
Staff will retain 100 per cent of their salaries while working 80 per cent of the time but are expected to deliver 100 per cent of business outcomes.
The trial follows recent calls for Australian companies to adopt the four-day work week amid a broader global push towards the practice.
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