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Encouraging a four-day working week could make inequality worse

  • Written by: David Spencer, Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Leeds
Encouraging a four-day working week could make inequality worsePlenty of people, including workers in the gig economy, could be excluded from a four-day week.18th Studio/Shutterstock

The UK government has announced a proposal that would give workers the right to request a four-day working week.

On the surface, it appears to be a bold step. It responds to demands – intensified by the pandemic – for a...

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