Dan Peters 14 March 2024

Four-day week council decision 'disappointing and arrogant'

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South Cambridgeshire DC’s decision to continue with its four-day week is ‘disappointing and arrogant,’ local government minister Simon Hoare has said.

Hoare suggested the Government could legislate to stop councils adopting the practice after the Government said ‘financial levers’ would be used from 2025-26 to ‘disincentive’ councils from following South Cambridgeshire.

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If this story was of interest, then check out our feature, Who’s afraid of the four-day week? and Why the four-day week could solve the workforce crisis.

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