Unions are increasingly pushing for a trial of the four-day workweek in Italy, where some major corporations have already adopted it. According to Roberto Benaglia, the secretary of the FIM CISL, a beneficial trial, supported by recent statistics from the UK, necessitates "opening a comparison between the social partners to go in the same direction." "It's time for more sustainable, liberated, and productive regulation of the workplace, particularly in manufacturing. It is possible to rethink company hours and reduce them not against company competitiveness – explains Benaglia – but by seeking new balances and better results". Already last year, the FIM CISL advocated negotiating a form of employment consisting of 4 parts of full activity and 1/5 of reduced hours, particularly at company level. According to a recent English study, the trial resulted in less weary and agitated staff, fewer sick days and resignations, and a tiny rise in income. The most significant statistic, though, is the high level of company support: almost 92% said they want to keep the short week.