"Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has written to all council leaders in England warning them not to introduce four-day working weeks. As reported by the Telegraph, the letter is understood to say that "council staff undertaking part-time work for full-time pay without compelling justification would be considered an indicator, among a wide range of factors, of potential failure". He added that he hoped he had made the government's policy "unambiguously clear to all councils"."
"A Labour source said "Voters deserve high standards and hard work from local councils, and seeing council staff working a four-day week just won't cut it." "They should get on with the job and make sure residents get the best service possible five days a week," the source added. In the letter to the councils, which was reported by The Telegraph, Reed says that local authorities should not be offering "full-time pay for part-time work"."
Local Government Secretary Steve Reed wrote to council leaders in England warning them not to introduce four-day working weeks and stating that full-time pay for part-time work without compelling justification would be considered an indicator of potential failure. He said he hoped the government's policy was unambiguously clear to councils. A Labour source said voters deserve high standards and that four-day weeks would not provide adequate service. Reed expressed disappointment at South Cambridgeshire District Council's move, citing a decline in housing service performance. The government can intervene in failing councils. Trials in Scotland showed productivity increases and improved staff wellbeing.
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