Uniq to adopt four-day working week from 2022

‘We truly believe in family values’

Ayesha Venkataraman
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Financial planning firm Uniq Family Wealth plans to shift to a four-day working week from next year to prioritise the wellbeing and mental health of its employees, while also boosting productivity.

The new plan will be implemented from January 2022, with Fridays off across the firm's multiple offices in Cardiff, Abergavenny, London and Bristol. Marlene Outrim, the firm's founder and managing director said: "The financial services industry can be fast-paced and challenging, so it's important that we take time out to look after ourselves and each other. When we consulted our staff about how best to achieve that balance this shift in our working pattern seemed obvious."  The four-day working week is growing in popularity in a bid to provide a more sustainable work environment. Last...

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