The local government minister has formally requested a council ends its trial of a four-day week “immediately” over concerns about “value for money”.
Lame. Boo!
The concerns are clearly they’re scared it will spread to their buddies companies.
I truly fail to understand the logic besides protecting personal interests. By most metrics it’s a success.
Unless he believes that if the council workers can be this efficient and productive in 4 days and that productivity hasn’t been affected then the council workers should be able to do extra with that extra day and they obviously weren’t doing enough before.
It’s twisted logic, but there’s a sense to it? If you manage to forget that people are people and need time away from work in order to be more productive, happier, etc
I’m expecting four day work week to become gradually more commonplace.
“Your evidence is no match for my ideology! Stop it!” Or something something look tough on lazy/scroungers/insert stereotype blah
I think that’ll be the outrage line. “They just want to work less for the same pay, expecting handouts, something something lazy entitled want everything handed to them” I saw similar with the outrage around quiet quitting.
