• County Durham’s Atom Bank committed to four-day week after early success

    County Durham’s Atom Bank committed to four-day week after early success

    The boss of Atom Bank said he is “utterly committed” to the group’s new four-day working week after the move sparked a 500% surge in job applications and boosted staff morale.

    Mark Mullen, chief executive of the Aykley Heads based digital-only challenger bank, said that while it was “too early to declare victory”, results of the trial so far have been encouraging.

    Atom became the largest UK company to make the move to a four-day working week when it launched the new week on November 1, with the majority of its employees choosing to adopt the working pattern.

    Source: Chronicle Live