Most businesses in Great Britain would support a four-day working week according to a survey conducted in 2023. Overall, 64 percent supported the introduction of a four-day week, while 28 percent opposed it. Larger enterprises tended to support four-day working weeks more, at 76 percent, compared with 53 percent of microbusinesses.
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YouGov. (April 26, 2023). To what extent would you support or oppose introducing a four-day working week in the UK? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391590/uk-business-support-for-four-day-week/
YouGov. "To what extent would you support or oppose introducing a four-day working week in the UK?." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391590/uk-business-support-for-four-day-week/
YouGov. (2023). To what extent would you support or oppose introducing a four-day working week in the UK?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391590/uk-business-support-for-four-day-week/
YouGov. "To What Extent Would You Support or Oppose Introducing a Four-day Working Week in The Uk?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391590/uk-business-support-for-four-day-week/
YouGov, To what extent would you support or oppose introducing a four-day working week in the UK? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391590/uk-business-support-for-four-day-week/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
To what extent would you support or oppose introducing a four-day working week in the UK? [Graph], YouGov, April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391590/uk-business-support-for-four-day-week/