{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/735687.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":735687,"attributes":{"action":"4 day work week","background":"I would like parliament to consider and discuss lowering working days from 5 days to 4 days. \r\nThis is well overdue as we now have a mental health crisis. 5 days is also an of date routine from the industrial era. People need family time and a break from work to rest and maintain a higher morel","additional_details":"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2025-07-31T20:55:35.165Z","updated_at":"2025-10-29T11:50:05.442Z","rejected_at":"2025-08-11T10:11:09.186Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-07-31T21:21:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can't accept your petition because the UK Government isn't responsible for the issue you raise. UK law places limits on the total amount of time someone can work during a week, but it doesn't specify how many or which days of the week they have to work. This would be a decision for employers and the employee.\r\n\r\nWe could accept a petition calling for the legal maximum number of hours during a week to be reduced or a legal limit placed on the days that people can work, if this is something you would like to see happen."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}