Office workers at their desks in London
LABOUR denied today that it will give workers the legal right to opt for a four-day working week.
The clarification came after Tory-supporting right-wing national newspapers declared the measure would be part of Labour’s commitment to improve the lives of working people, including their rights to flexibility in the hours they work.
A Whitehall spokesperson said: “We have no plans to impose a four-day working week on employers or employees.
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
