Employers will have to offer four-day week under new government plans

[@DatDirtyDog]

I've had a 4 day week for the last year. 9 hours a day. Having a 3 day weekend has been absolutly fantastic and i've never been so happy with my work life ballance.

[@Angustoso]

Yh but a 9-5er would have to do 10 hours a day to do that

[@sovietspaceship]

yesss it's the best thing ever and has been the thing to most positively impact my mental health in my entire life

[@Zaphod-ef9yz]

​@Angustoso I did that a few years ago, it was better to do that than pay an extra days childcare. I used to have the Wednesday off though so I had two lots of two days a week.

[@ENZOxDV9]

Id take it over 5, 8 hour days every single time.​@Angustoso

[@jamesoakley4570]

we have at my place. 9 hours and alternate days and afters. 6am-3pm & 3pm-12am it's great

[@steelheels43]

I would be happy to work extra hour a day to gain extra day off. Lets be honest most of weekend is house chores etc with very little downtime for oneself and family.

[@samathaboini9321]

Completely agree

[@Norfolkbiker50]

How does working 4 hours extra equate to a full day off?

[@Bashdar4]

9.5 hours 4 days a week would cover Friday. Perfect

[@LaughSafarii]

@@Norfolkbiker50 8hrs a day turn it into 10hrs a day them extra 2hrs accumulate to having worked a full shift

[@Norfolkbiker50]

@@LaughSafarii yes, so 2 hours a day, not one hour

[@mrjugurtha4077]

This will reduce the unhappiness of British people

[@user-vo6zk9iw2i]

Agreed. But my issue is actually with the word happiness. Pleasure & happiness are not the same thing. Happiness is giving. But Pleasure is receiving.

[@mrjugurtha4077]

@@user-vo6zk9iw2i could be yeah Ancient philosophers from Ancient Greece and the Islamic golden age and of modern days all of them agreed that happiness is in giving

[@RobertK-d6z]

Quite the opposite spending more time with your other half I see lots of devorses coming ahead

[@Smith_Wellbeing]

It is good… They’ve only done this because ai has made it possible to do the same hours. Protests and unrest has left them with simply no choice in the matter. Keep up the battle and stay healthy

[@dennwren]

I went to a four day working week a few years ago ( only paid for four days) and it has been very beneficial for my health and sense of well-being I am grateful to my employer for allowing me to do this, I complete my work in four days and no one has been employed to cover my absent days.

[@brendahealy6888]

The right to request 4 days a week but companys dont need to agree! Is this a joke?

[@robmule4647]

Why should the employee be able to dictate working hours forced by the government? Imagine believing that this is being done to help employees 🤦

[@dylaanowen]

@@robmule4647 Well given that numerous international trails on 4 day work week or equivalent have shown to be overwhelmingly successful in improve the lives of employees and on average boost economic growth of those businesses.

[@drozycoder2007]

​@@robmule4647it's more power to the employee, what's the issue?

[@matthewcook9404]

It’s voluntary.

[@brendahealy6888]

@@matthewcook9404 WHO GIVES THE GOVERMENT PERMISSION TO TELL US HOW TO LIVE OUR LIFES? WE DO!

[@Dalamain]

4 day work week at the discretion of the business....errr yeah it's not happening then.

[@pawlie3419]

This, completely clickbait title… can hardly see any employers willingly offering this except for those that already do

[@RAGSTAluvsDA90z]

​@@pawlie3419 it's basically similar to tories flexible working hours

[@user-jw6yh4ev4n]

its a start though!

[@Avenger127]

No company will do this...

[@arsenalf.c6443]

The UK government should mandate a 4 day work week instead of just an oligation for the employer. This is just wishy-washing from government.

[@time4advancement244]

Lazy.

[@nuhabashir1672]

I agree

[@wasteman3259]

@@time4advancement244bootlicking wagie

[@londonspade5896]

People who say it isn't possible should consider people said the same thing about having a 2 day weekend, it was a big change, but it worked out for the better

[@fintamaria2429]

I hope that these corporations will no longer succeed in tricking young people into postponing their lives for 30 years, as they did with their parents, who reached retirement on crutches, They sacrificed their lives for whom😢😢😢😢

[@aaronmason9332]

Naw instead they'll be on crutches by time they're 40

[@Patrick-y4d1z]

Well, pensions are worse now and pension age is higher. So we need to do things like 4 day working week to make it more sustainable in the long run.

[@michelles2299]

Thankfully the days of working from age 11 are gone

[@andrewwatson5545]

It does actually work in hospitality. As a chef myself it helps have more bodies on the busier days and alternate weekends off that chefs dont really get unless on holiday

[@robmule4647]

It isn't being done to help your personal situation

[@scousegreek]

I own hospitality buisness and i encourage my team to work 4 longer days instead of five and they are loving it.

[@michelles2299]

Yes but then the choice of day off is not a choice again it would be up to the employer I think they are talking about the employee making that decision

[@robmule4647]

@@scousegreek

[@scousegreek]

@@robmule4647?

[@JanBanJoovi-ol1qv]

A well rested employee is a more productive employee. I know this doesn’t apply to all industries but it’s a good start if it will be made an official option for the employees

[@senanur1983]

I love a 4 day work week. More time with my family.

[@greenblue6935]

Any plus points?

[@ashotofmercury]

​@@greenblue6935 😂😂

[@Prosper927]

😹😹

[@TheAbider.]

Stay at home then. Full time for the family😂

[@liamdyer9913]

To build sand castles

[@matta5160]

I remember a NHS office job offering staff 4 options: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Mon-Fri 10am-6pm Mon-Thurs 8am-6pm

[@przemyslawszymczak8180]

They should also introduce maximum 11hrs of work a day instead of 13hrs. My employer impose on us overtime which are not paid extra 50 % but normal wage. Some people do like 60hrs a week or more. UK has little if any right for workers comparing to other developed countries like France or Germany.

[@drozycoder2007]

Then leave that employer

[@makemebad1978]

The days of x1.5 etc have gone, my employer pays 25p less p/h on the 1st 10 hours OT then it drops even lower after that.

[@rehabwales]

Hospitality is mostly part time already. WTF is she on about.

[@willcurtis7986]

There is a difference between part time front of house staff and key roles such as chefs. Yes a hospitality business may employ 10 waiting/bar staff as part time employees and only 2-3 chefs full time, making your statement correct but that doesn't mean the business could function with a 4 day working week for key roles. My pub had 3 chefs working 5 day weeks. We didn't open on Mondays and then we used the quieter days (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) to allow the chefs to alternate a day off on a trading day and made it so they got 2 consecutive days off every 3 weeks whilst ensuring a full team was present for Fridays through to Sundays. If they were to have had a 4 day working week, I'd have had to employ an additional chef, just to cover days off and that person would have had to be head chef level as the original head chef would have been having days off in the busy times. Head chefs cost £40k-£50k for the caliber that I employed and that would have immediately made the business unviable. This is soo typical of labour, when they talk about business its evident that they seem to think that all businesses are like a a big unionised factory. They don't understand that different businesses operate if different ways. This would absolutely work for some business, no question about it. Productivity is important and it CAN make a difference in some jobs but going back to hospitality, a chef having an extra day off, just reduces the work achieved by that person. They aren't going to come in a suddenly be able to produce gravy in half the time because they are well rested.

[@skeppsica]

Also rotas exist

[@BurningTNT]

@@willcurtis7986 “the employer can refuse if it is not reasonably possible” - or whatever the phrasing was. Seems purpose built to allow small businesses who’s have to hire someone else a get out Though that set up does sound quite fragile in the face of, say, someone getting ill whilst someone else is on holiday

[@dvidclapperton]

@@rehabwales Labour is not controlling what days companies can and can't open. This is nor about trying to bring the old style Sunday's where everything closed apart from ths pub and the corner shop, it's not coming back, it's about giving workers a fairer work life balance.

[@Scotmend]

Switching from a 5-day to a 4-day workweek has made me feel much more productive and motivated, both at work and at home. I use Friday mornings to handle chores and shopping, which frees up the weekend for quality time with my family. This system benefits everyone, including my employer, and gives me the time I need for my fitness routine, which I'm passionate about. Adopting a 4-day workweek has significantly reduced staff turnover, leading to more experienced and satisfied teams. Productivity should be prioritized over the number of hours spent 'at work,' and I hope more employers recognize the potential advantages and profits that come with this approach.

[@Daktangle]

This isn't an actual 4 day work week. This is offering an employee the ability to work 5 days worth of hours in 4 days. So instead of 37.5 over 5, it's 37.5 over 4.

[@osan.o3253]

It will work for civil service jobs

[@jamesoakley4570]

works for warehouses

[@TheJerryludlow]

Why?

[@kelvinsparks4651]

I thought civil service only worked a 4 minute day anyway.

[@NLS_7]

We the peoples don't care about negatives. People are more productive than ever working like hamsters spinning the wheel more and more but getting less satisfaction from it. Life is not just work. If we work less we consume less and drive less use less fuel and resources so earth can relax a bit.

[@joegooner3563]

They have 7 days off a week anyway

[@Rick10011]

My company started doing this last year in Nov. I still need to work my 37.5 hours just in 4 days. I love having Wednesdays off. My company however adjusted my annual leave. Apparently annual leave is linked to the number of days rather than just the hours so I lost a couple days of annual leave after we switched to 4 days. It is also stressful when other people are off. The 4 day week also has disadvantages. When someone's annual leave overlaps with someone's day off from the 4 day week I find myself doing 3 people's jobs because my team is quite small 😢.

[@Maksimszz]

Your company is approaching it wrong imo, it should have separated workers into two teams evenly split. Team 1 works 4days while team 2 is off, team 2 works when team 1 is taking their 4days off

[@Mrvsg20]

Yeah if we want less working days then we need to pick up other people's work load. That's obvious

[@blacknationalismandunity4838]

Same, they said that my leave will turn to hours and I will become part-time leave rather than in days and my annual leave with be less too.

[@Rick-xp5sy]

Good, families need more time together and to unwind.

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

In countries where this is standard, haven't they seen an increase in worker productivity and happiness? "The right to ask" is stupid, because companies will just say no. Every single time.

[@user-ji3jy5wg4v]

More drinking maybe in uk

[@hadz001]

I don't know many people who don't fancy this idea of a 4 day week tbh

[@xxxcool2565]

Bosses and business owners. That's who

[@Lamby1010]

Royal Mail make us work 6 days a week they will never give us 4 days , more chance of getting oasis tickets !!!

[@greenblue6935]

Been doing it for 2 years, it's a game changer!

[@michaelcalvert6490]

I already do this with my business. Not specifically a four day week we let staff to a reasonable extent pick their own hours to suit them as long as it works for both parties.

[@kevinh96]

This report is not actually accurate. Employers will be able to ask for a four day week but from what the Government have clarified is that it will NOT be mandatory as employers can refuse based on company needs and workloads. Employees will also work the same hours just over 4 days and not 5, so instead of say an 8 hour working day five days a week they will work 10 hours a day for four days a week but again, it depends on the employer granting the request. My own company already offers a similar scheme anyway as do many other employers already. In our case we can request a four day week, but we still work the same shifts so our working hours currently reduce as does our weekly pay. But again it's at the discretion of the senior management and HR and some who have applied have been refused.

[@Inbrief-channel]

This is fantastic

[@vikdaddy]

That's literally what it states at the opening on the graphic

[@shanedoherty4698]

That’s literally what the video said

[@KSSpeed123]

Yep. So companies will just say no. Just like home working. All fantasy.

[@volv]

@@KSSpeed123 I don't expect anything more. What is the point of all of this? We don't need a permission from the government to ask the employer who can say no anyway.

[@andyac6200]

I want to work 0 day's a week and claim benefits.

[@robmule4647]

Under certain circumstances that is possible under Labour

[@Alphamind123]

I wish they gad a country in the world where we could deport people who don't want to work

[@Theforestbandit]

@@robmule4647 BECOME A MP THEY JUST HAVE TO DO ONE DAY A MONTH AND THEY GET PAID 60 TO 80 GRAND FOR ONE DAY ...MAGIC

[@albertomatambo9441]

😂

[@Bashdar4]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@russellnewton6660]

The whole point of the campaign over the years , was a four day a week consisting of 32 hours, not condensed fourth hour week. Before I retired I worked 3 days a week condensing 36 hours. It’s 2024 surely a work life balance should be 32 hours in this day and age.

[@gee6940]

Mandatory 30 hr week would be better

[@ghosthdel3098]

30hrs per week is too much, i prefer 20 hrs and on benefits. Work life balance is better

[@glennhunt5967]

I can barely afford to live on 50 hour weeks, how are people supposed to survive on 30

[@gee6940]

@@glennhunt5967 as in ‘full time’ is 30hrs for all jobs. Anything over this is overtime. So you’d be paid the same but have to do less than your current 50 hours to stay at the same level

[@ManInterrupted-if5wz]

@@ghosthdel3098 Yeah that would do wonders for inflation

[@annlewis7685]

This is to encourage employment, but companies do not want to increase staff. The 4 days a week definitely do not mean payment for 5 days. it's compressed work in 4 days; more health issues and stress

[@robmule4647]

I don't see how this encourages employment in any way

[@drozycoder2007]

The four days definitely do mean payment for 5 days. Its the same hours work for the same pay

[@malpalmer3269]

Exactly

[@adamchadwick81]

Good to see. A step in the right direction

[@calbriggs1074]

My Factory do Mon-Thurs ten hour shifts with the option eight hour overtime shift on a Friday or Saturday if it's available. It's pretty good.

[@CallumW101]

Employees can ask for hours to be compress, but companies can say no? Sounds like nothing has changed whatsoever then

[@victorkamara9226]

Honestly Saturday and Sunday isn't enough for a weekend imo 💯

[@martingarcia7878]

I do 50 hrs a week. I want 3 days off

[@TheJerryludlow]

Change jobs then

[@kingflynxi9420]

50 hours should be illegal

[@DesignerPluggg]

@@kingflynxi9420how😂

[@RearViEwmirror-3]

​@@kingflynxi9420 health care, people work 48hrs average

[@b0rg1010]

​@@kingflynxi9420I do far more, stop crying.

[@DannyEdwards-r8e]

I did 4 day week for 2 years earning over 40k a year. Life was good and my young son started calling my weekday day off daddy day as loved the activities I planned. Was always quieter then the weekends and everywhere was less crowded

[@Maksimszz]

Such a genius scheme, I have no idea why more companies don't implement it when they effectively get the same number of hours with a more productive employee

[@leecheetham2269]

Making it a legal right is absolutely correct why should we as employees be held at ransom for the rest of our lives?? 4 on 4 off is a pretty standard model and can be ran perfectly and cost effectively for both employer and employee, and in many cases it’s both more cost affective and socially affective, giving a better balance between life and work, the uk has been stuck in the dark for to long, and people have been held in environments that leave them suffering both mentally and physically This is just what people need.

[@dvidclapperton]

@@leecheetham2269 The tories did the pilot last year and claimed it was a massive success with no intention of actually implementing it permanently. Why did the tories do the pilot if they weren't ever aiming to do it full time?

[@JohnWick-xy7nz]

I work in the accounting industry and my contractual hours are 37.5 hours. My ACTUAL working hours are at least 45 hours. So under this new 4 days work thing I would work until 8,9 in the evening four days. The workload is there and it will not be reduced as the work days reduce. How is that better for my work life balance? So I work my guts out and get one day to recover? This is ridiculous.

[@drozycoder2007]

Well work your contracted hours then dummy, if they don't like that leave to somewhere that does

[@moomin7461]

It's optional.

[@KatR264]

Can people please watch the video before commenting? The proposal does *not* involve reducing the number of hours worked per week, it only condenses the standard week’s 37.5 hrs into 4 days rather than 5 - with each of the 4 work days being longer than before.

[@londontrada]

I made Wednesday part of my weekend years ago, completely life changing

[@robinhood007]

I’d love a 4-day week. I’d honestly spend so much more money on hobbies and fun. And I’d be happier too. Bring it on.

[@James-bc2oh]

It's all about desk top workers nothing for workers who do hard hands on workers

[@robmule4647]

Proper workers should realise that this '4 day week' isn't being implemented to benefit 'Proper workers' but the exact opposite

[@iamthe1whowillbringpeace316]

Definitely. Or start opening the banks on sundays. We need 3 days off with 3rd day being a week day.

[@RyanEdmondson-z2n]

4 day week is great if productivity goes up. But we still need to have a conversation about why we're so slow at doing stuff.

[@davidcooks2379]

Because we don't invest in automation, instaed we invest in bringing asylum seekers who we hope will make young low skilled workers for us who will do monkey work, like deliveroo and social care. The problem is they cost us more than we gain, and they don't do social care (because they don't have empathy, but it's ok for deliveroo)

[@HellORhighwaters]

But employers can say no, 😂scam

[@shaunszalai3823]

😂

[@iliyanovslounge]

Read the article, bud: "Employers will *have* to offer flexible working hours" and " _Currently_ employees have the right to request flexible hours, but companies have no legal obligation to agree."

[@robmule4647]

Imagine thinking that the government forcing employers to do something is being done to 'benefit all employees' 😂

[@MrGuardcaptain]

Excited to see us teachers doing that.

[@Truth_Seeker88]

I work 5 days over 50 hours and I bet I won't get a 4 day week

[@shalom2253]

Working the 5 days job in 4 days has its good and bad. I have tried compressing my working days but complete the same full time job. Yes it is very nice to get that extra one day off .I liked that long weekend or a day off in the middle of the week. The down side I felt I worked too much on the working day and was very stressful. Some days too much work done made me feel very tired the next day and I ended up resting all day instead of enjoying my day off. So I work part time and get paid part time. Depends on each Person. May be an other person might do the 5 days work in 4 days well without getting stressed. It's good to try.

[@rayray117]

Why do retail need to open everyday? There open when we’re at work so there useless. Also shops are closing down. So I don’t mind having shops open 4 days a week.

[@l1verpool1000]

36 hr full time what jobs are they doing?.

[@sgttoxiiczz]

Its most likely unpaid breaks that bring the average down to 36. 8 hour work days but only get paid for 7 or 7.25. My place does it. 8.5 hour work days but paid for 7.5 because 1 hour unpaid breaks. Works out at 37.5 hours a week.

[@kelvinsparks4651]

I'd love a part time job with only 36 hours

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Normally something completely and utterly pointless. A non - job...in effect. !

[@Esentialtails]

Most jobs are 40 hrs a week they cappin

[@abdvs325]

​@@sgttoxiiczz Yeah an hour was stolen from employees. By making the lunch break unpaid. It used to be 9-5. And then it slowly became 9-6, 8-5. We went backwards in terms of employee standard of living.

[@MK-9Z3RO]

This is perfect 👌

[@chris56269]

At the moment there's nothing here that isn't already covered by existing flexible working legislation. Employees can ask for flexible working, there is a formal process the employer needs to go through to consider the request and only finite reasons within law why an employer can turn down a request.

[@andyclark960]

Wish i could have a 4 day week, sadly in Security on a 7 on 3 off 7 on 4 off shift pattern just wont work.

[@Kumari_44]

Security pays well. But the shift patterns are so trash. Not too many zero hours flexible shifts available. Imagine being able to work 12hour mon-thurs shifts and having fri-sun off. Perfect work/life balance.

[@andyclark960]

@@Kumari_44 your job might pay well but mine sucks. £11.92 for unsociable hours. Only thing that makes the pay up is the long hours.

[@Clarke2316]

@@andyclark960 £11.92 for shift work? thats disgusting, my wage works out just over £20 an hour and I do the 554 shift, so 5 on 5 off 4 on and rotates, its brilliant balance. Look elsewhere bud, lifes to short look around.

[@time4advancement244]

As an employer, If British people want to work less days, I know EXACTLY who I'll be employing to replace them.

[@steveis33]

😂😂😂 Why am I skeptical and wary? Is there any successful four day businesses out there? 🤔

[@Luca_Munz]

It should absolutely be a right. Same hours less days.

[@gmann8659]

Employers will have to offer four day weeks.... but they can also say no. Makes sense...

[@JCardoso-j9l]

About time .

[@UltraPerception]

Might work for a Taxi driver

[@peterneumann7145]

Seems a very biased headline . Mr Murdock not happy

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

Unlike in US and Aus, sky news is not Murdoch. The government said he couldn't have newspapers and TV news and he had to sell one.

[@markwalker4823]

How does working an extra hour a day equate to a extra day off!? In government and council they don't work an extra hour a day and just work 4 days whilst being paid for 5!?

[@lettucefarm]

Some of my colleagues do four days work over five days 🙄

[@toroverde9329]

Awesome Meidas Touch Network ty

[@xrpdave9507]

So its meaningless

[@parvathipal2920]

Its upto the individuals to decide because some people dedicate their life and time to their jobs. My friend who retired worked 50 hours a week and now gets a really good pension ! However, he misses working!

[@keifer7813]

These jobs are taking the mick. I've been job searching for ages and the only one that got back to me was offering 23k a year...in London

[@khadeerhussain]

Makes soo much sense!!

[@HusseinRonaldo2090]

I currently work 50 hours a week on a 5 day basis. I'd happily do 12.5 hours a day for a 4-day schedule

[@jayp9059]

There is the flip side of not getting the same amount of productivity on an extended work day compared to 5 days at 8-10hrs a day

[@Maksimszz]

​@@jayp9059 yeah but there is also a flipside of increased motivation due to having more time to spend with family and less time wasted on commutes

[@christopherstrydom7239]

Why would anyone be against this. My life is not just work, work, work. I’d love a 4-day week.

[@Daniel-ug5rx]

Good luck for self employed people then!!

[@iaindouglas4829]

Ffs, they’re just determined to be seen as “Different” and more progressive at the expense of the bigger issues like cost of living, the boats, housing, economy etc etc etc🤷🏻‍♂️😒

[@MSSHARIII]

That's so true. Even though this will be implemented, citizens will still NEED to work 5 days a week to afford the exponential costs of living.

[@pandroop5582]

@@MSSHARIII Even if its implemented, its not mandatory, so its an utterly pointless plan.

[@razzprince2877]

​@@pandroop5582 It's a start. That's the point of it, can't just change drastic parts of work culture over night and expect the same results.

[@idi0tdetectioninprogress]

Did it 12 years ago. Having monday off was wonderful.

[@OhGeeKush]

Politicians are the only ones who will abuse this. The rest of us will get denied

[@6079_SMITH_W]

Four days of work a week is a bit much. How about one? No, make that just an afternoon. Tuesdays, please.

[@TheRealViking88]

Instead of all these ridiculous ideas why not do a simple one what makes sense and stop the boats

[@boxerkhan9627]

Do they bring NI number with them ?

[@RTMgi9]

Return of the dependent visas, fake marriages, sham visas as well, also stop the British after 10 years bullsh1t, and increase the entry requirements to more than just basic english

[@thebaldconvict]

Is that really a simpler problem?

[@abdvs325]

Is it ridiculous to make life not just about work?

[@Therrien-n9x]

I work 4 10 hour days currently in California. It's great 👍

[@billythedreamer]

This reminds of that thing called the London living wage that next to no employer offers

[@stevem3997]

The 4-day week Labour are offering is NOT the 4-day working week with 80% working hours that has been trialled and was a great success. What they're offering is literally 4x 10 hour days. It's not the same thing and arguably worse than a normal 5-day week.

[@aqueminiarts]

This is a great step in the right direction. Next we need to discuss real living wages and Universal Basic Income

[@Clarke2316]

I hated 5 days and 2 days off on weekend, it felt like 1 day after chores etc. Now I pretty much do 12 hour a day but 5 on then 5 off. I love it!

[@jamiedown7157]

I've done this for the past 3 years across 2 jobs, no way i would ever go back to a 5 day work week, i much prefer working an extra hour or 2 on a day i'm already working then getting an extra day off than having to work another day, the fact they say it can't work in hospitality is ridiculous, i work in hopsitality, most people who work in it are part time too or students so it's more than possible.

[@altafahmed3322]

Instead of a four-day week, the government should increase the number of bank holidays yearly.

[@dvidclapperton]

@@altafahmed3322 Canada have had Canadian independence day, Civic bank holiday, labour day bank holiday and Thanksgiving bank holiday (apart from Christmas bank holidays) in the second half of the year. But the UK only has the August bank holiday (apart from Christmas bank holidays) in the second half of the years. 4-1 in non festive bank holidays Canada vs UK second half of the year we are truly pathetic here in the UK. So yes other countries do get considerably more bank holidays than the UK during the course of the year.

[@julianr8086]

Retail shops and restaurants are open 7 days a week whilst the employees are working 5 days a week. Therefore I don’t see the problem being opened 7 days a week but only working 4 days.

[@DG-nn8zt]

Doing the same hours over 4 days is fine, the problem I have is the effect on customer service for my clients. I see problem and positives and I’m not sure which camp I find myself as an employer.

[@earnestequivocation6250]

Perhaps The Labour Party should focus on processing legislation that the Brexit Tories blocked like regulating fire and rehire. Get back to basics. Deal with the fundamentals. Stop repetitions of what P&O did to the British seamen despite Brexit!

[@psyvana]

Good luck applying that to care work. Back when I was HCA in 2014-2015, being always short staffed I would sometimes do 6x 12.5hr shifts within a week.

[@kamilgracz]

I work 4 on 4 12hrs shift and it’s great no complaints. Yes it is a long day but I can still do some stuff after work and then when I’m done with the shift I have 4 days off. If I book 4 days off holidays it automatically turns into 12 days.

[@accoviser]

Making it discretionary means it pretty much won’t happen on a grand scale anytime soon.

[@danh5637]

I’m sure that’s really gonna help growth and productivity.

[@osricdrakon3465]

That first woman talking is full of shinanigans! EU has Sundays and Holidays off and majority of businesses close by 6pm. 1 day off a week

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

I'm surprised that MPs work four days.

[@dinaworkman306]

They dont

[@user-im2te2fg9y]

they get a budget to employ staff, I bet they actually do less than a days work

[@elijahheyes9061]

90% of MP's have actual jobs outside of parliament. Some are doctors and nurses etc.

[@robmule4647]

@@elijahheyes9061 please do tell which MP's are actually working Dr's and Nurses 😂

[@robmule4647]

@@elijahheyes9061 I wouldn't let 99% of them look after my dog for an hour.

[@dog79-p5l]

I work 6 days a week in average it would be great to work 4 days a week and get the same payment but this isn't realistic

[@captainmakai]

Saying it doesn’t work in retail I don’t think as actually true. I think retail needs to change and actual if they reduced the number of days they were open and extended opening hours it would actually be super helpful for people like me who work a regular 8-5 job and find any day other than Saturday a struggle to do all your shopping on.

[@jeycalc6877]

I used to do 40 hours, 4 days 8-5:30. It was hard work but worth it

[@PzPewwi]

I do mon - Friday 9-6 and 5 days a week…

[@Hazy18]

I work 6 days a week, 10 hour shifts, 11 on a Sunday because I have ordering and inventory stock counts to do, there’s no way on this green earth that I would be allowed to have a 5 day work week let alone a 4 day one without the government actually making them

[@GaryWard23]

I run my own business. 7 days a week on average. Never been happier, as I'm able to do something i love, so it doesn't feel like work

[@lukejay]

I spent the last 2 years of employment working 4 day weeks and loved it. The irony is, now I'm self employed I work 7 day weeks which feel like 8 days!

[@stef2282]

This needs to happen where possible

[@uzoma112]

I hope this will not affect the NHS waiting times

[@user-xv2ir1qe9r]

Have companies not always been able to allow a 4 day work week, if they chose to do so? Am I missing something?