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Local Government: Working Hours

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 18371

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations from (a) trade unions and (b) local authorities other than South Cambridgeshire District Council on a potential four day week on full pay for local government since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Jim McMahon

Local authorities are independent employers, responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces; the Department has not received representations from trade unions or any other local authority on a potential four-day week on full pay for local government since 5 July 2024.

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