Waterwise becomes a four-day week organisation
Waterwise has moved to a permanent four-day workoing week.
In June 2022, the Waterwise team, along with around 70 other UK organisations across different sectors, embarked on the UK Four Day Week (4DW) trial. The 4DW is 80% of contracted hours for 100% of contracted pay – not simply a four-day week paid at 0.8 of a full-time salary, or compressed hours.
After a full year’s trial, Waterwise said organisational and staff metrics showed staff wellbeing had improved, finances were even stronger than a comparative year, and external impact in delivering against Waterwise’s vision that water is used wisely every day, everywhere, by everyone, could clearly be seen.
Waterwise chief executive, Nicci Russell, said: “I am so proud that Waterwise is in the vanguard of social and economic change, in moving to a 4DW, first as a trial and now permanently. The five-day week is an accident of social history – there is no specific reason for it, it was simply a reduction from the six and seven day week.
"At Waterwise we have shown that it can reap fantastic dividends. It has also helped raise our Waterwise voice and vision nationally and internationally to people and organisations who hadn’t heard of us before - helping us in our water efficiency mission.”
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