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Reduce the 5 day working week to 34.5 hours over 4 days for the same pay.

Submitted on Friday 5th February 2016

Published on Friday 5th February 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 5th August 2016

Signatures: 195

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Economy ~ Unemployment

Petition Action

Reduce the 5 day working week to 34.5 hours over 4 days for the same pay.

Petition Details

In a world where the weekend disappears in a nanosecond, workers are underpaid and overworked.

The aim of this petition is to reduce the average working week by 3 hours allowing flexible working (4 day week, optional 5 days as chosen by the employee) for companies with more than 20 employees.

Additional Information

This would; help the economy (people at work spend less), increase productivity, reduce unemployment and ensure a better quality of life.

France’s 35-Hour Week: Attack on Business? Win-Win Reform? Or Betrayal of Disadvantaged Workers? Politics & Society December 2006 34: 503-542,


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