Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 40832
Department for Work and Pensions: Working Hours
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of four-day working weeks.
Answer
Justin MaddersWhile the government continues to monitor the impact of flexible working, it has made no assessment of the four-day week specifically. Additionally, the government has no plans to mandate a four-day week, however, through the Employment Rights Bill we are...
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