Northern Coffeehouse: The campaign for a four day week - RSA

Northern Coffeehouse: the campaign for a four-day week

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Inspired by the RSA’s origin in an enlightenment coffeehouse over 260 years ago, our new Northern Coffeehouse series offers an interactive space to share ideas for social change.

We’re joined by Lianna Etkind, a longstanding campaigner for a four-day working week. A four-day week is an arrangement where a workplace or school has its employees or students work or attend school over the course of four days rather than the more customary five. This arrangement can be a part of flexible working hours, and is sometimes used to cut costs.

Lianna will be talking about her experiences with flexible working and how she has gone about campaigning for the implementation of a four-day week in a range of roles.

Join us most Fridays for an informal lunchtime talk followed by a chance to discuss the topic of the day or anything else that is on your mind, in small breakout rooms. Starting at 1pm and finished by 1.45pm, you can enjoy your Friday lunch break with inspiring speakers and interesting colleagues.

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