Employees worked four days but are paid for five, and Barnes said at the time that productivity increased by 20 per cent during a trial. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern encouraged businesses to consider the idea post-Covid, and Unilever - which makes products ranging from ice cream to deodorant – is trialling the idea with its 81 Kiwi employees.
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Waikato-based Kerrik Group has applied a four-day week in both office and building environments, people and culture coordinator Brieana Coulter said. In Waikato, the Kerrik Group recently switched to permanent four-day weeks after a trial across both office and building site environments.