Move comes as South Cambridgeshire becomes first UK local authority to vote to make work pattern permanent
Dozens of councils have been targeted by campaigners calling for a four-day week after it that emerged one local authority had become Britain’s first to vote to adopt the pattern permanently.
The move comes shortly after thousands of private-sector workers were also told they would be staying on shorter working weeks with the same pay after more than 200 businesses decided it worked for them – in some cases, after lengthy trials.
“As hundreds of British companies in the private sector have already shown, a four-day week with no loss of pay can be a win-win for both businesses and workers,” said Joe Ryle, the campaign director of the 4 Day Week Foundation.
Ryle spoke after it was confirmed that South Cambridgeshire district council had voted to become the first local authority in the UK to permanently adopt the four-day week. The Liberal Democrats-led council said independent analysis had shown “most services got better or were maintained, with significant improvements to recruitment and retention”.
