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Your support makes all the difference.Campaigners are preparing to launch a fresh pilot for a four-day working week in the hope the new Labour government will be more open-minded to the scheme.
And we want to know if our readers also think chopping a day off the average Monday to Friday is a good idea.
Run by the UK’s 4 Day Week Campaign the project is due to take place in November and report its findings to the government next summer.
It comes as staff who are consistently contacted by bosses outside of normal working hours could be in line for thousands of pounds of compensation under Labour plans.
The government’s plans to introduce a right to switch off, establishing a barrier between workers’ professional and home lives, could see staff securing bumper payouts at employment tribunals.
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