Awin: 4 days 4 success: a Journey To Increased Employee Happiness and Productivity

When the pandemic hit last March, all employees at Awin switched to remote working. To safeguard employee wellbeing throughout this challenging time, Awin wanted to explore how it could support employees by enabling them to enjoy a better work/life balance.

They initially trialled a 4.5-day work week, and when this proved seamless, and with no decrease in performance or client service, Awin’s Executive team were encouraged to pursue an even greater change, piloting a 4-day work week (4DW), enabling employees to benefit further from increased flexibility, while Awin, and its partners, have benefitted from better productivity.

Initial indicators show that employees are not rating their workload higher YoY or feeling less accomplished because of working 4 days. The accomplishment increases with almost 9% in February YoY comparison, signalling a positive message so far.