Researchers with Disability Rights UK, Patchwork Hub and The 4 Day Work Week Foundation have released new research which indicates that switching to a 32-hour working week with no loss of pay would improve health, wellbeing and long-term employment sustainability for Disabled workers.

The 32-hour week would be a genuine reduction in hours with different levels of flexibility depending on staff choice, but with no loss of pay. This is distinct from practises of compressed working weeks or uniform practices.

Benefits relating to health, work-life balance, and career progression are garnered, the report suggests, through giving Disabled workers greater control over working patterns, which in turn allows people to manage impairments, energy-limiting conditions, medical appointments and caring responsibility while maintaining and potentially improving productivity.

The campaign makes the following recommendations to Employers for implementing a Four-Day working week:

1. Ensure genuine reduction in working hours.
2. Keep flexibility at the core by co‑producing design and evaluation plans with DDPOs and Disabled workers.
3. Protect part-time workers from disadvantages. Explicit design and consultation with part‑time staff is essential.
4. Conduct workload reviews for all Disabled workers before implementation of a four-day week.
5. Invest in four-day week pilots combined with accessibility, good technology and hybrid working.
6. Embed the four-day week in any Equality, Diversity & Inclusion...

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