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The trial would provide businesses “extra time” to work through difficulties, experiment with new processes, and gather data, according to Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, a programme manager at 4 Day Week Global, the advocacy group behind it.

Smaller businesses should have an easier time adapting because they can make major changes more quickly, he told AFP.

Pressure Drop, situated in Tottenham Hale, hopes that the experiment will boost not only the productivity but also the well-being of its personnel.

At the same time, their carbon footprint will be reduced.

Another trial participant, the Royal Society of Biology, says it wants to give employees “greater authority over their time and working routines.”

Both companies expect that a shortened work week will help them retain employees at a time when the UK economy is struggling.