Open letter signed by more than 100 leaders comes after local government secretary criticised a council for switching to shorter weekAnalysis: Benefits of a four-day week are ever clearer, despite Steve Reed’s stanceMore...
Read MoreCambridgeshire trial found workers’ performance improved and staff turnover fell, while London Underground also plans to introduce four-day week optionCouncils will have the right to adopt a four-day working week after the...
Read MoreEmployees could work longer hours over fewer days under government proposals for flexible workingUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesWorkers in the UK could be given the right to request a...
Read MoreExclusive: after success of first trial, group running second scheme in autumn hopes Labour will be more receptiveCampaigners for a four-day working week are preparing a new pilot project on flexible working in the hope that the...
Read MoreExclusive: South Cambridgeshire experiment led to fewer refuse collectors quitting and faster planning decisionsIn the largest public sector trial of the four-day week in Britain, fewer refuse collectors quit and there were...
Read MoreAs one local authority carries out trial, government plans to use ‘financial levers’ to stop practiceCouncils pursuing a four-day working week are being threatened with financial penalties by the government, amid an...
Read MoreCentral government’s attempt to restrict councils’ ability to trial the practice ‘a massive overreach’, say council leadersMinisters have formally warned councils in England to abandon any plans to adopt...
Read MoreHumza Yousaf expected to announce pilot project that would be first of its kind for civil servants in the UKCampaigners for a shorter working week have welcomed plans to trial a four-day week by civil servants in Scotland.The...
Read MoreLocal government minister Lee Rowley says he has concerns about value for money for taxpayersMinisters have ordered a Cambridgeshire council to end its “experiment” with a four-day working week.South Cambridgeshire...
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