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Four-day working week will not be imposed on employers, says Government

A minister has warned four-day weeks will not “apply to everybody”, including teachers, as she vowed her Government would “encourage workers to be able to ask” for flexible working. Education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith did not say whether her ...

30 Aug 2024 at 19:28

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Firms to trial four-day working week as campaigners hope for Government backing

UK businesses are being invited to take part in a major trial of a four-day working week, as campaigners hope to persuade the new Labour Government to back its ideas for a shift in how people work. The six-month pilot will begin in November and ...

10 Jul 2024 at 14:05

City

Four-day working week adopted by more than 200 UK companies

More than 200 UK companies have made the permanent switch to a four-day working week with no loss of pay, marking the latest milestone in the campaign to change the way British people work. The companies range from marketing agencies, IT firms ...

27 Jan 2025 at 11:47

City

‘We’re never going back,’ say companies that have switched to four-day week

Companies that have switched to a four-day working week have said they have “no regrets”, noting no change in performance while the policy has made it easier to hire people. Kirsten Dean, head of finance at Scottish housing association ...

28 Jan 2025 at 14:59

70 companies begin trial of four-day week with no loss of pay

More than 3,000 workers at 70 companies will begin a four-day week with no loss of pay in a trial lasting six months. Organisers say it is the biggest four-day week pilot to take place anywhere in the world. Firms taking part will ...

06 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Labour MPs call for four-day week as part of workers’ rights package

More than a dozen MPs have called for a four-day working week to be considered by ministers as part of a new set of workers rights rules. The MPs, 12 of whom are Labour and one of whom is from the Green Party, want the Government ...

11 Feb 2025 at 16:31

Councils pursuing four-day week warned to stop by local government minister

Councils pursuing a four-day working week are “on notice” and should “cease immediately”, the Government has said. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is exploring measures to “ensure that the sector ...

26 Oct 2023 at 19:47

Four-day week pilot hailed a success

The latest national four-day working week pilot, involving 17 companies and nearly 1,000 workers, has ended with a 100% success rate, it was announced on Thursday. All 17 companies have decided to continue working a shorter ...

03 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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