The British national government said on Thursday that local authorities must stop experimenting with a four-day work week for their employees. This would lead to less work being done by local authorities, which would harm taxpayer citizens.
Some local governments are experimenting with a 20 percent shorter workweek while employees keep their old salaries.
They are following the example of many companies that have previously introduced a shorter working week. According to these companies, a shorter work week provides a better work-life balance without reducing productivity.
Earlier this year, a British survey of thousands of people found that a four-day workweek is more productive for most employees than a traditional five-day workweek.
Professor Brendan Burchell from the University of Cambridge said at the time: “We had a lot of happy people, people really enjoyed it.” “They really thought having a three-day weekend instead of two was a bonus.”
But the British government thinks differently. “The government is making it very clear that it does not support the introduction of the four-day working week in the local government sector,” Rowley told me. It is about local government in government in London.
“Local authorities considering introducing it should not do so. Those who have already adopted it should stop the practice immediately.”
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