The United Kingdom is preparing a labor reform for the eye, pushed by workers, who are proposing a legislative change to facilitate the transition from a five-day work week to a four-day one. This initiative, known as the “jornada comprimida”, has been supported by the Partido Laborista, according to a notice in the newspaper The Telegraph.
The proposal involves a reduction in the number of working days without changing the total number of hours, which will allow British employees to work a four-day week while maintaining 40 hours of work, provided that circumstances allow, according to information The Country.
Angela Rayner, the UK's deputy prime minister, is working with government departments to introduce this proposal in mid-October. However, the government recognises that the “giornada compressemida” will not be suitable for all workers.
“We believe that flexible working hours are good for productivity,” said Jacqui Smith, the Labour Secretary, in an interview with LBC radio. She suggested that working four days in five places, while keeping the same number of hours, could attract more people into the labour market and contribute to economic growth.
Companies will not be obliged to adopt this compressed day, and the reform will also aim to combat storms and fraud in storm contracts, similar to labor and service contracts in Spain.
Although the government assures that it will not force changes on companies or staff, the Conservatives have said that companies are “petrified”. A portal of the Ministry of Business and Trade indicates that any changes to the labour law will be consulted by companies, after reporting the BBC.
