Like many full-time workers Laura Etchells had longed for hours more flexible than the traditional Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. The mum-of-two from Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, now works her ...

The right to request a short working week, with four longer “shifts” and three days off is being proposed as part of new flexible working legislation in the UK. Also known as working “compressed hours ...

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Jacqui Smith says four-day compressed hours could help people work Is the UK on the brink of a four-day working week becoming the norm?

A shorter work week is almost within your grasp. The Government is preparing to make flexible working a default option, meaning bosses turning down requests must justify why they aren’t acquiescing.

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The right to request a short working week, with four longer “shifts” and three days off is being proposed as part of new flexible working legislation in the UK. Also known as working “compressed hours ...