Die Räte ordneten an, die Vier-Tage-Woche nicht einzuführen
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/22/councils-told-not-to-adopt-four-day-week/
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Die Räte ordneten an, die Vier-Tage-Woche nicht einzuführen
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/22/councils-told-not-to-adopt-four-day-week/
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21 Kommentare
Extremely bad decision. 4 day week with same hours- but compressed; is proven to reduce costs & increase efficiency & productivity. Thus an increase in healthier mental states, thus less strain on the NHS, thus a boost in the economy.
Can’t have progress being made in this country now can we?
Coincidentally, I’m reading Sam Freedman’s “Failed State” and am at the part describing how central government can’t effectively run the nation because it spends too much time micromanaging local authorities.
Not only will Westminster not attempt anything remotely progressive or radical, they will actively prevent anyone else from trying it in case it makes them look bad.
The 1 council that did move to a 4 day week have apparently performed worse. Lets not all pretend a 4 day week is the saviour to all our problems
Just like WFH, it works for some more than others
Westminster simply shouldn’t have this level of centralising control over councils. It should be up to local people to decide and vote on.
If it doesn’t work for their council they can vote someone else in.
Labour are control freaks sadly once they get in power
Councils ordered to ignore the scientific findings of the multitude of benefits of a four day work week.
There fixed it.
Yet, the torygraph will write non-stop dogwater articles and opinion pieces about how left-wing and woke the Labour Govt are. Total horseshit of course.
The 4 day work week is a step in the right direction. Anyone against it is an enemy of the people are should be treated accordingly in public. Make them miserable.
Evidence shows it’s better and productivity is not hit or improved
Don’t do it because of optics.
FFS
Interesting, but kinda makes sense. Some council services need to be 5 days a week to give people more accessibility to those services. Why should those services work 40 hours for band x pay and others 32.
Impossible to get hold of anyone at my local council when they’re currently “working” 5 days a week, so I guess working 1 less day won’t really affect anything.
If councils can continue to provide the services they should do and its cost neutral to the tax payer then a four day week is great as it really benefits the staff so its well worth doing.
I would love to do a four day week but in the line of work I am in thats never going to happen. But I do not begrudge people getting it if their role allows.
A labour government btw. Defending the status quo which isn’t working for a lot of people. Tories in disguise.
Wasnt Labour in favour of this before the elections?
They have to stay on 3 day weeks. And have 9 departments all doing the same jobs.
After all. It’s only tax payers who have to fund it.
Being able to go early once all work was done at my place MASSIVELY improved mental health
4 day weeks will never happen in the UK. They like people to ‘live to work’.
At this point I feel like this Government is just adding chucking fuel on the already blazing fire
I still think a 6 hour work day would be better for everyone. Especially parents. No more paying for outrageously expensive childcare.
Enthusiasm for the 4 day week is such a Reddit “I work in IT” thing. Most people aren’t for it because they have a better understanding of the economy and realise that in the long term it’s called “part time work” and they’d rather keep a full time salary.
Should be up to the council to decide for themselves. This country is way too centralised.