Dan Peters Martin Ford 08 November 2024

Four-day week council holds back from permanent adoption

Four-day week council holds back from permanent adoption image
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South Cambridgeshire DC is holding back from permanently adopting a four-day working week despite winning the backing of deputy prime minster Angela Rayner.

Senior Whitehall officials have said it is ‘not government policy to support a general move to a four-day working week for five days' worth of pay' but recognised local authorities are ‘independent employers who are rightly responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces'.

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