North London business owners test flexible hours and their own nerves
The City Discovers Four Day Weeks, Panics Beautifully
A cluster of small firms across North London are piloting the four day week, and the results so far can be summarised as productivity holding steady while every manager involved has aged visibly with worry.
Staff report better mornings, more sleep and a general sense that Fridays now belong to them. Owners report checking Slack anyway, out of what one described as love rather than distrust, which nobody in the office believed for a second.
Early data suggests the model works. The bigger question is whether the bosses can survive not knowing that. Full coverage from the boardrooms of North London at Chelsea Blooms page on The London Prat.