LiveScore Group trials four-day working week
The LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet is running a 12-month trial in London.
UK.- As far back as the 1930s, there have been predictions that a four-day working week would become the new norm due to advances in technology. While the UK did briefly see a three-day week for a different reason in 1973-74 to conserve energy, the idea never gained mass appeal, but more businesses are now starting to make the move.
Some employers, employees and recruiters anticipate widespread adoption within the next five years. That prediction’s been made before, but the online sports media and betting operator LiveScore Group is now testing it out.
The operator of LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet has announced that it is trialling a four-day working week for staff in London. Employees are working at the office from Monday to Thursday and will have most Fridays off. Some Fridays will remain working days to support key sports and business events. The trial will run 12 months, and a formal review of the impact is planned for October.
LiveScore CEO Sam Sadi said: “LiveScore Group was built on innovation. Not just in how we serve sports fans, but in how we grow and evolve as a business. As pioneers in convergence, we understand the power of creating ecosystems that work better together and that includes how we work as a team. This trial is a natural step in our journey.”
In November, it was announced that LiveScore Group’s restructuring would affect 100 employees at various locations including its London office. The move came after LiveScore Bet announced it was pulling out of the Dutch online gambling market.
The company ceased its online gambling offering in the Netherlands on November 29. It said it took the decision mainly because of the hike in gambling tax imposed from January. Dutch gambling tax will rise again next year.
QiH’s names LiveScore’s James McCarthy as chief marketing officer
Meanwhile, former LiveScore managing director James McCarthy has moved to the London and Skopje-based igaming affiliate company QiH Group as chief marketing officer. He will oversee a planned expansion of marketing activity, with his team expected to grow from 17 to 27 over the summer.
McCarthy previously worked at Betfair as head of performance media and head of PPC and paid social and at Betway Group as senior marketing manager.
QiH Group CEO Jamie Walters said: “QiH has moved from strength to strength recently, growing and adapting with the iGaming markets in the UK, Europe and North America. Welcoming someone as experienced and talented as James onto our team is another strong step for us. I welcome his expertise and am delighted to see where his marketing leadership takes us.”
Walters founded QiH in 2014 and has been recruiting heavily in recent months as the company looks to expand.
