Asda has scrapped plans for a four-day working week after employees insisted they had been left feeling exhausted.
While the grocery giant initially brought in flexible working arrangements in January in a bid to tackle a revolt from dissatisfied store managers, a trial of the four-day week has been canned, The Telegraph reported.
Employees taking part in the trial across 20 of the grocer’s stores worked a 44-hour week over four days, rather than five for the same salary.
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However, the pilot resulted in complaints from workers that the longer shifts had been “physically demanding,” while others said it had been difficult to meet the earlier start and later finish times.
Parents also highlighted that it had led to “difficulties with childcare and school drop offs and pick-ups”.
A spokesman for the supermarket said a trial involving 39 hours spread across five days had proved more popular, which would run until the end of 2024.
Staff are not set to be given any cuts in pay despite the reduced hours.
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