Majority of employees would swap jobs for reduced working week 

Nine-day working fortnight would prompt 75% of professionals to change jobs, according to new survey

51% of Irish professionals would swap jobs for a compressed four-day working week. 

Three in four Irish professionals would change jobs for one that allowed for nine working days over the course of two weeks, a survey by a recruitment firm has found.

The survey of 1,597 employers and employees was conducted by Hays Ireland. It also found more than half of these professionals, 51%, would consider changing jobs for a compressed four-day working week.