SCOTLAND’S trade union leaders backed calls today for a four-day working week, a move supported by more than eight out of 10 Scots.

A new poll carried out by think tank IPPR Scotland found that 80 per cent of people believed that cutting their number of days at work with no loss of pay would have a “positive effect on their wellbeing.”

Pilots are being staged in the wake of changes in working practices brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Scottish government having pledged a £10 million fund for companies trialling a four-day week.