Four day work week could become the norm says Camberley boss
Dan Adams, who is the managing director of Conquest Social Media, said he "can't ever see" his company going back to a regular week.
Last updated 13th Jun 2023
The managing director of a social media company based in Camberley has said that he can "totally see" the 4 day work week becoming the norm.
Conquest Social Media transitioned to a 4 day workweek one year ago, and have said that it's resulted in increased productivity, enhanced employee satisfaction and impressive business growth.
Employees at the Surrey-based company work from Monday to Thursday and get a three-day weekend.
Dan Adams, managing director of Conquest Social Media, said that he could see other companies adopting a 4 day work week "without a shadow of a doubt".
Dan explained what some of the benefits of a 4 day working week are.
"We were accredted in 2020 with carbon negative status, where the business worked very hard on its carbon emissions... this (the 4 day week) is just a further addition to that.
"Obviously the saving on electricity consumption, including lighting, servers, lifts, heating, air conditioning, by saving that on one day a week over the course of a year actually saved 30%.
"It helps each employee as well in terms of their personal savings they would normally have on their lunches, on commuting, childcare... We've also found retention is a huge thing as well - it's a nice thing for staff to have, a 4 day week instead of 5... we also noticed a reduction in a number of sick days staff are having, which is a clear indicator that the 4 day model is better for overall health, not just mental health.
Dan suggested that it would be unlikely for his company to return to the traditional 5 day week.
"If you'd asked me this 2 years ago whether I'd be working a 4 day week - the answer would be a resounding no. However now I can't ever see us going back to a 5 day week."