Four-day bank holiday CONFIRMED for next summer! The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee plans are set in stone as UK will enjoy extended break to celebrate her 70 years on the throne in 2022 Buckingham Palace said the extended bank holiday will run from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5, 2022 Trooping the Colour will be … Read more
Drunken revellers tonight kicked off the four-day Easter weekend as police were forced to break up crowds in Cardiff, Exmouth and Plymouth. Police sent revellers packing tonight after fights broke out when around 40 people gathered for a party on a beach in Devon despite the ongoing rule of six. Footage taken by a walker … Read more
Police are ramping up patrols for the Easter bank holiday when millions are expected to use the first weekend of eased restrictions to meet with family and friends. Forces across the country including Merseyside, Humberside, Dorset, Sussex and Cheshire today issued stern warnings that officers will be out enforcing lockdown measures, such as the rule … Read more
Spain is set to trial a four-day working week after the government agreed to launch a pilot project among interested companies. In December, deputy prime minister Pablo Iglesias confirmed that the government was looking into the idea, saying that reducing the number of working hours in a week to 32, without loss of pay would … Read more
Spain is considering a FOUR-DAY week, Deputy PM confirms Pablo Iglesias said the Spanish government is investigating a four-day working week as part of Treasury negotiations ahead of budget talks The Podemos leader said the move would ‘undoubtedly’ create more jobs The leader of the Más País party also voiced support, saying it is the perfect … Read more
European politicians call for a four-day week to be introduced to ‘help economies recover from coronavirus’ An international coalition is calling on governments to adopt a four-day week It says a shorter working week could help economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic, boost mental health and help the environment Critics argue a four-day week could … Read more
Last orders! Wetherspoon’s launches four-day sale with pints of real ale at just 99p in bid to clear stock before winter lockdown kicks in Prices were cut before pubs across the UK close at 10pm on Wednesday night Pints of real ale were reduced to shed stock because they won’t last a month Cider and … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds of the public want Boris Johnson to look at bringing in a four-day working week after coronavirus crisis Poll by Survation found two thirds want ministers to look at four day work week Survey found 29 per cent strongly support it and 33 per cent somewhat support Seven per cent somewhat oppose four … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to consider a four-day working week as part of efforts to overhaul the economy after the coronavirus pandemic. A letter signed by MPs including former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Green MP Caroline Lucas and Guardian columnist Owen Jones, argues for reducing working hours so that ‘work is shared … Read more
Trish Halpin (pictured) argues women would be expected to produce the same work for less money, if they’re working a four-day week NO by Trish Halpin, former editor, Marie Claire What will the new normal look like once we find a way out of the Covid-19 crisis? According to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, we … Read more