EMPLOYEES will be able to demand a four-day week under new Labour plans.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, with the backing of PM Sir Keir Starmer, insists the new way of living would be “good for the economy”.
“Compressed hours”, which lets an employee work their contracted weekly hours in four days instead of five, will also be part of a new rights for workers package, reports The Telegraph.
Further details are expected in mid-October as the proposal is pushed through Parliament.
Starmer said it will be the “biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”.
In the legislation, Labour has also pledged to revoke some anti-trade union laws.
The use of zero-hours contracts will also be restricted and flexible working arrangements are set to be expanded.
