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SURPRISE, surprise, our working time policies are being misrepresented. Obviously, sometimes people use shorthand, but no, Labour is not pledging a four-day week, and at no point in our manifesto do we advocate for one.
So let’s break this down. Over the next 10 years, through the impact of several policies, we will encourage a reduction in working hours across the economy until the average is 32 a week. What we are not doing is imposing a 32-hour week, much less a four-day week.
First, we will stop employers from making workers sign away their right to work 48 hours a week or less.
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