Companies Offering Compressed Work Weeks in the United Kingdom
Browse 21+ compressed work week companies in United Kingdom—full pay and a better work-life balance. 260+ open roles.
21 companies

BBC
76 · GreatThe BBC is a pioneering public service broadcaster delivering world-class content across TV, radio, and digital platforms to millions globally.

University of Manchester
68 · GoodRussell Group university. Compressed hours available — full-time hours worked over fewer, longer days (e.g. 35 hours over 4 days).

Jigsaw Homes Group
68 · GoodOne of England's largest housing associations — ~35,000 affordable homes across the North West and East Midlands. Offers compressed hours, with the option to work a full-time role across a 4-day week in a number of roles.

Macmillan Cancer Support
68 · GoodOne of the UK's largest cancer charities. Staff can compress their full-time hours (34.5/week) into a 4-day week instead of 5.

Mind
68 · GoodThe leading mental-health charity in England and Wales. Offers flexible working including flexitime, compressed hours, and hybrid and home working.

Historic England
68 · GoodThe public body that champions and protects England's historic environment. Open to compressed hours working as a flexible-working option.

Nesta
68 · GoodUK innovation foundation. Accommodates flexible working including compressed hours.

Nuffield Foundation
68 · GoodIndependent charitable trust funding research in education, welfare and justice. Open to compressed working weeks.

UNICEF UK
68 · GoodThe UK Committee for UNICEF. Flexible-working policy allows for staggered and compressed hours.

Naked Wines
65 · GoodNaked Wines connects wine lovers with independent winemakers worldwide, delivering world-class wines at fair prices while championing transparency and work-life balance.

Anglia Components
56 · GoodUK's leading independent distributor of electronic components, moving to a four-day working week with Friday closure.

Magic Breakfast
68 · GoodUK charity tackling morning hunger as a barrier to learning. Open to flexible / compressed hours for full-time roles.

National Housing Federation
68 · GoodThe trade body for housing associations in England. Lists compressed working hours among its flexible-working practices.

Scottish Government
68 · GoodThe Scottish devolved government civil service. Compressed hours available as a flexible-working option on a 35-hour working week.

University of Cambridge
68 · GoodCollegiate research university. Compressed hours available — full-time hours worked over fewer days, e.g. four days a week instead of five.

Westminster Foundation for Democracy
68 · GoodThe UK's public body for supporting democracy around the world. Flexible-working options include compressed hours.

Inspiration Healthcare
67 · GoodPioneering medical technology that improves patient outcomes from the very first breaths of life.

Marks & Spencer
67 · GoodLeading UK retailer since 1884, offering quality clothing, home goods, and food with innovative flexible working options including 4-day weeks for retail managers.

Wickes
67 · GoodLeading UK home improvement retailer pioneering 4-day workweeks for store managers, dedicated to employee wellbeing and helping customers create their dream homes.

Gungho
64 · GoodA private equity-backed demand generation agency specializing in RegTech lead generation, offering a 4-day work week and flexible remote working arrangements.

Falconer Print & Packaging
56 · GoodUK manufacturer of printed folding cartons, offering a compressed four-day working week.
How we curate this list
We track companies that publicly offer reduced-hours schedules — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, and more. This page refreshes daily; companies that drop the policy are removed. Read about our editorial standards →
Last reviewed: June 9, 2026
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