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Introduce a 4 day work week

Submitted on Sunday 6th September 2020

Rejected on Monday 5th October 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Introduce a 4 day work week

Petition Details

current furlough scheme isn't sustainable, a 4 day work week will create more employment, increase consumer spending, alleviate governement furlough payment

Additional Information

compulsory 4 day work week,


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a very similar action:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/317794

UK law places limits on the total amount of time someone can work during a week and the minimum amount they can be paid an hour, but it doesn't specify how many or which days of the week they have to work. This would be a decision for employers.

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