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Before you knock the idea of the regular Friday afternoon drinks session, you may be interested to hear it is doing “wonders” for staff morale, according to Sydney Chamber of Commerce spokesman Chris Taylor.

Taylor points out that “there is a growing trend of people leaving a bit earlier on a Friday, but they are staying and working later on a Tuesday”.

For those not familiar with this weekly practice, the new “unspoken rule of etiquette” is not to call an office worker after 3pm on a Friday, according to the Daily Telegraph. Chances are they’ll be at their nearest local sharing a bevvie with their office mates.

S2i Communications founder Wayne Tregaskis, says that Lazy Fridays have for a long time been a ritual at his business. He says it is “not some kind of contrived thing to build staff relations - that’s a fringe benefit - but just because it’s an enjoyable thing to do in a small-knit team”.

Tregaskis credits it with his staff longevity, having had just two staff turnovers in a decade.

Within the financial community, the Lazy Friday is almost considered standard. As one bank spokeswoman said, “The Friday early head-to-the-pub is almost the unwritten rule. I’m not sure too many companies would advertise it, but it happens everywhere”.