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Minister asks South Cambridgeshire council to end four-day week trial (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by Jon-H558@kbin.social to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Lee Rowley says a trial, which a council leader says cut the need for agency staff, should end now.

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[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s beggars belief! Nowhere is the Tory minister even attempting to talk about productivity or results. It’s all about presenteeism and ideology.

“What will be next?! The workers will ask for second servings!!”

[–] wildeaboutoskar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It sounds like members of the public complained to be honest. I am surprised a council was able to do the pilot in the first place given how regulated they are. It's great that they did, just can't imagine it looks good to the folk paying council tax in the area. Councils get a lot of grief for not doing enough as it is, to then know they're getting a 4 day week would definitely rile up some parts of society.

I think we should be piloting this across all sectors, but for a council to be one of the early participants is a risky move.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the people who pay tax are presented with credible evidence that productivity isn’t harmed, then I’d would hope their reaction is “I want that too”, not “they shouldn’t have it”.

But I know the public at large isn’t rational.

[–] wildeaboutoskar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

But I know the public at large isn’t rational

This is the problem. That and the media, they love setting people against each other