'Crystal clear' | Halt 4-day-week immediately or face consequences, Gov tells orgs

The UK Government has issued new guidance to local councils, demanding an immediate halt to any ongoing four-day workweek trials and ruling out the adoption of such practices in the future.

The guidance, released by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC), asserts that removing 20% of a local authority's potential working capacity does not offer value for money to taxpayers.

It emphasises that value for money for taxpayers is of paramount importance, and councils should not focus further on implementing the four-day workweek.

The move comes after Minister for Local Government Lee Rowley sent letters to South Cambridgeshire District Council, urging them to discontinue their four-day workweek trial due to concerns about value for money.