BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:666@siliconbrighton.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240327T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240327T150000 DTSTAMP:20240315T092052Z URL:https://siliconbrighton.com/events/the-4-day-week-how-we-made-it-work- how-it-could-work-for-you/ SUMMARY:The 4 Day Week: How We Made It Work (&\; How It Could Work For Y ou) DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you ever thought about trialling the 4 day week for your organisation?\nJoin the UK’s leading quantitative researc her on the four-day week\, Dr. Charlotte Rae\, to find out more about how businesses like yours have already trialled and implemented the 4 Day Week .\n\nThis Knowledge Hub session will dissect how different organisations t rialled a 4 Day Week\, using an approach that worked for them. Discover th e benefits and challenges of undertaking the 4 Day Week and whether it rea lly does improve productivity and employee wellbeing. Whether you're looki ng to trial the 4 Day Week or are just curious to find out more\, this is a session you don't want to miss.   Please book here to secure your plac e\n\nThe session will cover:\n\n What's involved in a 4 Day Week trial.\n How to find a 4 Day Week approach that works for your organisation.\n D ebunking 4 Day Week myths.\n Panel Discussion: What are the benefits of t he 4 Day Week?\n Panel Discussion: What are the challenges of the 4 Day W eek?\n Panel Discussion: Did employee wellbeing actually improve?\n Q &\;A Discussion.\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker and Panel Host\nDr Charlotte Rae is the Founder and Director of Sussex 4 Day Week\, who help employers to tr ial a 4 day working week\, from preparing for the switch to implementing a trial and measuring the outcomes. Charlotte is the UK’s leading quantit ative researcher on the 4 day week\, proving its impact on wellbeing and p roductivity\, and solving many of the common challenges that organisations face as they adjust to new working practices. The Sussex 4 Day Week trial remains open for organisations who would like to take part\, so do bring your questions to the event for us to answer!\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Panelists\nNi gel Lambe\, Sussex Innovation\n\nNigel Lambe is CEO of Sussex Innovation\ , an incubation hub providing a business network and offering growth and i nnovation consultancy\, advice\, and office space to innovative and scalin g SMEs. Sussex Innovation recently undertook a 12 week trial of working 9 day fortnights\, the results of the trial and plans for the future will be shared during this event.\n\nElla Grant\, Advice Cloud\n\nElla Grant is M anaging Director of Advice Cloud\, who help tech suppliers and buyers get innovative technology into the public sector. After 2.5 years of working 9 day fortnights\, Advice Cloud moved to a 4 day week\, while still ensuri ng there was client support in place each day.\n\nDave Green\, HeatMat\n\ nDave Green is Chief Operating Officer of HeatMat\, award winning underfl oor heating specialists\, supplying and specifying high quality systems to professionals and homeowners. HeatMat moved to a 4 day week\, with staff off on different days in order to cover all departments. They temporarily increase their working hours during seasonal peaks.\n\nKerry Watkins\, Soc ial For Good\n\nKerry Watkins is the Founder and Managing Director of S ocial for Good\, who support purpose-driven organisations with social medi a strategy\, training\, campaigns and management. Social for Good moved fr om working a flexible 37.5 hour week to a flexible 30 hour week with an ad ditional 3 hour team meeting once a month\, while still making sure there were staff available for clients each day.\n\nFrank Hyde\, Sussex Innovati on\n\nFrank Hyde is a Project Coordinator and Equality\, Diversity\, and I nclusion lead at Sussex Innovation. Sussex Innovation recently undertook a 12 week trial of working 9 day fortnights\, with alternating training da ys and days off on Fridays.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease click here to secure your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://siliconbrighton.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/03/Picture1.png CATEGORIES:Community Event LOCATION:Sussex Innovation Centre\, University of Sussex\, Science Park Sq uare\, Falmer\, BN1 9SB\, East Sussex \, United Kingdom GEO:50.866367;-0.08508 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University of Sussex\, Sci ence Park Square\, Falmer\, BN1 9SB\, East Sussex \, United Kingdom;X-APPL E-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sussex Innovation Centre:geo:50.866367,-0.08508 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR