Majority of Brits will be working a four-day week by 2030, poll suggests
THE majority of Brits will be working a four-day week by the end of the decade, a poll suggests.
Fifty-eight per cent expect bosses to grant the new shift pattern by 2030.
Only a fifth reckon the working week will stay the same, research by Survation found.
It comes as South Cambridgeshire council is set to back a shorter week of 30 hours for all desk-based staff — for the same pay.
Local Tory MP Anthony Browne said it would be a shirkers’ charter.
He added: “People are furious about this because council taxes have gone up.
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“The council should be focusing on the residents of South Cambridgeshire instead of its staff.
“In a lot of areas, it is struggling to deliver services.”
But Joe Ryle, director of the 4 Day Week Campaign, said: “The results of the UK trial showed that a four-day week with no loss of pay is a win-win for both workers and employers.
“We are long overdue an update to working hours and the British public are ready to say goodbye to the outdated 9-5, five-day working week.”
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Jane Gratton, from the British Chambers of Commerce, said the move could benefit some firms.
She added: “For employers who are struggling to fill their job vacancies, access to skills is a major concern.
“Increasingly, they are looking for new ways to attract and retain skilled people and boost business productivity.”