I remain heavily sceptical and would not rush into such an idea. > And as a result, researchers say, productivity and service provision remained the same or im

I remain heavily sceptical and would not rush into such an idea. > And as a result, researchers say, productivity and service provision remained the same or improved across the majority of workplaces included in the trial. Any change leads to increased productivity - painting the walls or changing the colour of the lights increases productivity. We need to see long-term effects. What I suspect will really happen is this artificial increase in income per hour will be used to circumvent the open problem of wage increase. Then cost of living will also increase and you'll barely be able to live on a normal 'well paying' career. But don't worry, you'll be forced to rent everything anyway as X-as-a-service becomes more popular. > The idea of a four day week has some support in the UK, with 45 MPs from parties including Labour, SNP, Plaid Cymru, the SDLP and the Green Party signing an early day motion calling on the government to set up a commission to examine the proposal. These are all left-wing parties. I would also add that these parties are also more likely to contain socialists (some MPs just openly declaring they are communists even). > A poll published in July last year conducted by Survation found that 63 per cent of the public support the idea of a four-day week with no loss of pay, while only 12 per cent oppose. You would likely find the same numbers for a zero hour work week. What people believe is good for them is not always what is actually good for them, hence the need for studies. Also these surveys tend to be self-selecting, especially regarding people who don't work. When they were phoning during 9-5 office hours, most of the working population were at work.