Since early last year our 22-strong practice has trialled a nine-day fortnight. On alternate Fridays we close the studio and staff have a day off. After the ad-hoc way of working required by the pandemic we wanted to bring everybody back to the office, but still offer flexibility and a better quality of life. The day is a discretionary 'gift'; staff contracts are unchanged. And it deals with people accruing time off in lieu for occasional late evenings, which was becoming hard to administer. Some have used it to take up new hobbies or classes, and others for life admin that's difficult at the weekend.
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