The debate around a four-day working week continues to rumble on as the Conservatives recently vowed to ‘outlaw the practice of local authorities offering four-day working weeks on full pay'. Current polling suggests that they are unlikely to be in a position to give effect to such a policy any time soon, but it is nonetheless an interesting area to review.
We know that, over time, the working week, in both hours and days worked, has shrunk. In fact, the five-day week is only just over 100 years old, being introduced in the UK in 1919. So, it would be foolish to suggest this is now set in stone forever, especially given the rapid expansion in the use of AI.
