Petition · past parliament

Change the law from working 5 days a week to 4, Monday to Thursday as full time.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK Should change the law regarding full time working contracts from 5 days to 4 days with the same salary across every business in the UK, This is to provide the work and life balance as we are working more than having relaxing days. Working days should be from Monday to Thursday.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because it's about something that the UK Government and Parliament are not responsible for. This would be a decision for employers.

UK and EU 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.

You could start a new petition calling for a law placing limits on the number of days someone is allowed to work during a week if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

7 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
8 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 May 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.