Work Hours
Lower Full Working Week
Shift Working
Rest Days
Work hours
- 4 day working week,
- 28 hours week,
- same pay as was
5 day.
- 6 hour full-time working day
(plus 1 hour unpaid lunch break after first 3 hours of work), same pay as was 8 hour day. Concessionary tea breaks paid. Helps get more jobs.
- Equal rights from first day of work, whether full or part time, temporary or permanent.
- Ban Zero-hour contracts.
- Make regular contract for all hours worked, for workers on short hours contracts (but who regularly work far more hours) after working in that job for 12 weeks. Helps get more employment.
- Overtime from 7 hours to 11 hours, not more, in a working day. Following day a rest day.
- Pregnant ladies and people aged over 50 not to do shifts nor night working.
- Flexible working becomes norm, ie work start 8am, 9am or 10am and end of work day between 3pm, 4pm and 5pm, to help in school run and elder / disabled family care.
Working Week & Shifts
From Living Hours campaign of
UK Living Wage Foundation 2023:
- At least 4 weeks’ notice of shift changes, with guaranteed payment if shifts are cancelled within this notice period.
- The right to a contract that reflects accurate hours worked.
- A guaranteed minimum of 16 hours a week.
