Introduce a 4 day working week

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce a 4 day working week (albeit maintaining the salary levels) thereby reducing unemployment, encouraging economic growth, taking advantage of the post pandemic momentum, achieving better efficiencies by working from home and reducing travel times.

reduce unemployment, encourage economic growth, better work life balance, improved mental health, improved efficiencies and time management, encourage automation and reducing waste and child care costs for overstretched families, reducing the need in government support of lower income households.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Reduce the maximum working hours so people can do a four day week

Timeline

23 Apr 2021	Petition opened for signatures
4 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 May 2021

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