Research suggests that there has been an increase in the number of jobs four days a week over the past year.
The CV-Library job report found that four-day-a-week job ads have increased by about 90%, especially for jobs in sectors such as charities, sales, distribution and catering.
The findings come days after dozens of companies launched a four-day-a-week test without loss of pay for their staff, which will last six months.
According to CV-Library, the places with the largest increase in jobs four days a week include South West, Wales, South East and London.
Lee Biggins, its chief executive, said: “We are seeing a huge increase in the number of four-day-a-week jobs being published.
“A year ago, this kind of work was insignificant.
“Many things have changed in both the economy and the labor market over the last 12 months, and employers need to find new ways to attract staff, beyond competitive pay and a pension.
“Time will tell if this will attract job seekers, and we will be on the lookout for application numbers.
“It’s also crucial to see the results of ongoing testing and whether a four-day work week is viable and sustainable for companies and not just a short-term solution to attracting and retaining the best talent.”
Companies from various industries participating in the four-day weekly test starting this week, such as banking, hospitality, care and even animation studios.
They will still give their workers 100% of their pay, understanding that they maintain maximum productivity.
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1:34 The four-day work week test
Juliet Schor, a professor of sociology at Boston College and a principal investigator for the pilot, said:
“Our research efforts will go deeper into all of this.”
Joe O’Connor, executive director of 4 Day Global Week, said the UK was “on top of a wave of global momentum behind the four-day week” as people got used to being away from the office during the pandemic.
However, talk of a four-day week in the UK precedes COVID, as Labor has pledged to introduce it in a decade if Jeremy Corbyn had led the party to victory in the 2019 general election .