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Councils in England face clampdown on four-day working weeks

Steve Reed writes to South Cambridgeshire council raising concerns over performance and value for moneyThe local government secretary, Steve Reed, is seeking to clamp down on councils introducing four-day working weeks after writing to South Cambridgeshire warning that the policy has damaged performance.Reed told the council, which is the only local authority to formally trial a four-day week for staff, that the move risked worsening public services and value for money. Continue reading...

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