The Bristol firm giving employees Friday afternoons off

A company in Bristol says it is making more money since it introduced a short working week incentive for staff three months ago.

ISL Recruitment, on Baldwin Street in the city, allows staff to work a four-and-a-half-day week if they hit targets.

If they can achieve this, employees are allowed to leave at midday on Fridays, according to Business Live.

The company says since it made the change, revenues have risen by 41 per cent.

The 30-strong ISL team has hit the target five weeks out of the 12 and the company has also seen a 38 per cent rise in clients' hiring.

Alan Furley, director of ISL, said: “It was a bit of a shock how successful the incentive was.

"I think it’s worked so well because it’s a clear short-term goal, which we can collaborate on achieving and was agreed across the office. It’s been set at the sweet spot between stretch and achievable, typically 150 per cent of budget.

"People know they can do something better on Tuesday and see the reward three days later, rather than just in their pay check in three months.'“

“The atmosphere in the office seems much more positive," Alan added. "There is constant talk about what each other has going on, with greater appetite to help each other. It’s encouraged risk taking and innovation."

The team is using the time off in various ways, including going to the pub, golfing, going for walks, picking children up from school and napping.

Source: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-company-makes-more-money-3605077