Adzuna, an online job portal, has seen a surge in job postings offering "early finish Fridays" as a perk for workers in the UK.
This benefit is aimed at junior staff with salaries ranging between £20,000 and £40,000 in various industries, including engineering, sales, information technology, and graduate positions.
The increase in demand for this benefit is due to employees demanding more flexibility and care for their well-being from their employers after the pandemic.
Despite these measures, the UK is still facing a labor shortage, with 216,000 fewer working age people in the workforce than before the pandemic.