This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Implement 3-day weekends (Fri, Sat, Sun), 4-day work weeks, for everyone
Extend weekends from 2 days to 3 days, to include Friday.
Keep public and bank holidays the same, so e.g. bank holiday Mondays remain unaffected.
Investigate countries where 4-day work weeks are already implemented to review benefits of shorter work weeks
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Happier population!
Purpose
Is there not more to human life than working to survive, then eventually dying?
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
The Government is not responsible for the length of the weekend for working people. Decisions about working times are a matter for individual businesses and workers.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Implement measures to support a 4-day work week: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639885
Reduce maximum working hours to four 10-hour days: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640995
If you want the Government to take other actions to restrict working hours or support the implementation of a four-day week you could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. If you want to start a new petition you'd need to provide your full name.
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