Labour rebels push for four-day week in employment rights drive More than a dozen Labour MPs, and one Green MP, have challenged Angela Rayner to commit to exploring a transition ‘across the economy; from five working days to four - with no reduction in pay.
Compressed hours can include where workers complete the same number of hours over fewer days, but the 4 Day Week Foundation has argued moving from 40 to 32 hours per week is crucial for improving work-life balance and upholding productivity.
They cited figures from the 4 Day Week Foundation which show more than 200 companies across the UK representing 5,000 workers have permanently reduced workers’ hours to 32 or less per week after trialing the change.
More than a dozen Labour MPs, and one Green MP, have challenged the deputy prime minister to commit to exploring a transition “across the economy” from five working days to four - with no reduction in pay.
Ms Ribeiro-Addy told The Independent: “We’ve seen from numerous trials across the UK that a reduced working week with no loss of pay can have positive benefits for the workplace and for the well-being of workers, but it can also have wider benefits for the economy, environment and gender equality.”.
