Business groups say Labour should be cautious over four-day working week plan

Business groups have called for caution over potential Labour plans to open up a “compressed hours” four-day work week to more of the workforce.

“However, flexible working has to work for both the business and workers if it’s to be sustainable and this needs to be recognised in any changes to regulation. Education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith dismissed a report in The Telegraph that Labour’s Make Work Pay plans could force businesses to accept employees’ demands for a four-day week.

But a Department for Business and Trade spokesperson denied claims that the Government would “impose” the working pattern on businesses.

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