The British authorities plans to give workers the right to request a four-day work week. Beneath the proposal, staff would nonetheless need to work a 40-hour week. A authorities spokesperson stated that employers wouldn’t be required to grant these requests. Joe Ryle, the director of the 4 Day Week marketing campaign, welcomed the federal government’s proposal as a primary step, however he stated his group’s final aim is to cut back the variety of hours labored every week.