Submitted on Friday 18th December 2020
Rejected on Thursday 7th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Standardise the four day work week
Four day work week, six hour work day. Increased productivity for business (studies show that employees working a four-day work week are more productive and happier overall). Cutting child care issues and costs, health problems from work related stress and an overall healthier work life balance.
Vastly improved work/life balance for employees & their families;
The family unit benefits from more time with parents at home;
Employees saving money on commuting to and from work, lunches, child care, etc;
Creation of part-time &/or casual positions to fill the rostering void Friday through Sunday (unless employers choose pay workers fairly for additional hours, which in most cases is not currently the case).
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government aren't responsible for the issue you raise. 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.
We could accept a petition calling for the maximum number of hours worked during a week to be reduced, if this is something you would like to see happen.
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