World's biggest trial of four-day working week hailed as 'breakthrough'

There was no reduction in wages for the employees in the pilot scheme

Levels of anxiety, difficulty sleeping, and burnout decreased substantially, while more staff reported that balancing care responsibilities had become easier.

The world's biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a "major breakthrough" after most companies involved said they will keep to the shorter week following the pilot.

The findings of the UK pilot scheme was presented to MPs as campaigners urged lawmakers to give every British worker a 32-hour working week.