In an industry which is famed for its unsociable working
hours and lack of work-life balance, one agency is on a mission to challenge
the status quo with a four-day working week.
Employees of Leeds-based event staffing agency, Eventure, will work reduced
hours - rather than compressing their existing working hours into fewer days
and they will retain 100 per cent of their salary.
Eventure founder, Charli Briggs said: “If we can
find better ways of working that will make our people and business happier and
more productive, why wouldn’t we try it? We’re on a mission to improve
work-life balance alongside improving our service delivery to clients. We have realised
that the four-day working week doesn’t mean the business has to close.
“We will be staggering days off with mixed teams to ensure
the business continues to operate with zero disruption to clients or
Eventurers.”
The ambition of a four-day working week is to improve business
productivity and worker health, and create stronger families and communities,
alongside challenging gender inequality and working towards a more sustainable
work environment.
“Eventure has always made me feel like a valued member of
the team but the latest announcement of our move to a trial of the four-day
working week has confirmed it. I’m energised to give more and deliver even
better results for the business and our clients. I also think that having time
away from our desks will help us to think more creatively, which will feed into
our solutions-focused approach to working with clients,” said Eventure senior account
executive, Sasha Green,
Eventure will kick off their trial of the four-day working
week in January.
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
