Rejected petition Three day weekends

I would like the government or parliament to change the number of weekend days to three per week (Saturday, Sunday & Monday)

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Family should come before work and school. Three day weekends would allow for more time to spend with friends and family which would highly impact the nation's mental health in a positive manner.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

UK law places limits on the total amount of time someone can work during a week and the minimum amount they can be paid an hour, but it doesn't specify how many or which days of the week they have to work. This would be a decision for employers.

We could accept a petition calling for the school week to be limited to four days per week, if that's something you'd like to see happen.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 6 February 2022
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