The STUC is calling on Nicola Sturgeon to introduce a national subsidy for companies which switch to a 32-hour working week with no loss of pay.
They point to a pilot scheme in Spain where similar proposals have been backed by 50 million euro of government funding. A motion passed at the SNP conference in November said an independent Scotland should consider a four-day working week as part of a wider review of working practices.
The STUC, along with Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie and other groups, have written to the First Minister asking her to consider the move.Their letter says there is an opportunity for change as the pandemic “has thrown the world of work totally up in the air”.Joe Ryle, of the 4 Day Week Campaign, said: “A.
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