Gold award for architects after moving to four day working week

Designers in Yaxley are enjoying a golden success with their new move to a four day working week.
By Paul Grinnell
Published 20th Apr 2022, 16:29 BST
Updated 20th Apr 2022, 17:05 BST
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Butcher Bayley Architects (BBA) won a gold accreditation after making a four day working week a permanent feature of office life for the company’s growing team.

Directors and co-founders Luke Butcher and Carrie Bayley started trialling the new working week in August 2020 as part of the national Four Day Week Campaign.

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Luke Butcher, said: “I think the Covid pandemic challenged a lot of our ideas about traditional ways of working – at a company level and as a society.

The team at Yaxley-based Butcher Bayley architects which has just secured a gold accreditation after cutting its working week to four days- with no cuts to staff pay.The team at Yaxley-based Butcher Bayley architects which has just secured a gold accreditation after cutting its working week to four days- with no cuts to staff pay.
The team at Yaxley-based Butcher Bayley architects which has just secured a gold accreditation after cutting its working week to four days- with no cuts to staff pay.

“We decided to embrace the change and look at how we could cement a good work-life balance for our team.

“We saw positive results within the team and are one of only two architecture practices to be gold accredited.

Luke added: “We’ve been thrilled with the results so far – our employees have more time for themselves, their friends and family and we’re still delivering great work on projects for our clients.”

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Butcher Bayley Architects, which saw its Copper House project shortlisted in the Royal Institute of British Architects’ East Awards, is among a number of companies to opt for a four day working week.

Luke Butcher, co-founder of Yaxley achitects Butcher Bayley, which has just secured a gold accreditation after cutting its working week to four days- with no cuts to staff pay.Luke Butcher, co-founder of Yaxley achitects Butcher Bayley, which has just secured a gold accreditation after cutting its working week to four days- with no cuts to staff pay.
Luke Butcher, co-founder of Yaxley achitects Butcher Bayley, which has just secured a gold accreditation after cutting its working week to four days- with no cuts to staff pay.

Peterborough insurance company, iGO4, announced recently it has moved to a four day working week after seeing benefits for staff.

The Four Day Week Campaign aims to shake up the traditional approach to nine-to-five working. The gold accreditation represents the successful implementation of a permanent 32 hour (or less) four-day week, with a drop of hours and no loss of pay.

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