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[OnlyBlueWillDo]

Wasn't mentioned at all by Corbyn though was it...

He missed open goal after open goal, not aggressive enough when he had chance to go in on Johnson.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

It is weird that people who work Monday to Friday every week for most of their healthy lives sit in the audience laughing at the idea of a four day week.

I mean even if you didn’t think it was realistic, why would you laugh at it mockingly ? I just don’t get it.

I actually think it's a good idea less hours, always thought the idea of having family and then avoiding the work needed to raise a family most odd. I do literally work for family and my past time, no interest but my basic hours

The pay is not the real issue, it's the brining down the cost living is what will make this success, and those invested in shares etc will have no interest. Anyway a little article about the experiment in that Communist hot bed Sweeden...

What really happened when Swedes tried six-hour days?

Sweden has been experimenting with six-hour days but now the trials are over, has it really worked?

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[nsno-chris]

They’re both bad bellends

 

[larrygobfiend]

Because it's so unrealistic, it's absurd and should be mocked.

Not as absurd as you’d think. It’s already common in parts of Europe and more automation in the future will naturally lead to less available hours for human workers.

 

[Brennan]

Common sense?

Thats not much of a response.

Its an aspirational policy, based on mounting evidence that less hours worked equals more productivity.

The Netherlands has an average work week of 29 hours, and an average salary in line with the UK.

Areas of the Nordic countries have introduced four day work weeks with no loss in economic output.

Microsoft paid their employees in Japan their full salary for working four days and productivity rose rapidly.

Of course there will be roles which require more hours or more days to be worked, but suggesting a four day working week is not nearly as ludicrous as some seem to suggest.

 

[Jebus_lives]

He missed open goal after open goal, not aggressive enough when he had chance to go in on Johnson.

Agree completely with this. The trust and integrity in politics was a massive missed opportunity.

 

[gonetomorrow]

I'm not watching. TV debates are just tabloid nonsense. We never used to lower the election to that level.

 

[Agent Blue]

Wasn't mentioned at all by Corbyn though was it...

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Indeed.....Corbyn missed a huge open goal for not pointing out that it was AMERICAN banks that caused the austerity from which we are still suffering.

The people whinging about Corbyn will be the same people complaining about having to look at the homeless whilst they do their Christmas shopping.

 

[Monster Ultra]

You think these two are bad, imagine if May had agreed to a debate last time...

 

[Tubey]

Thats not much of a response.

Its an aspirational policy, based on mounting evidence that less hours worked equals more productivity.

The Netherlands has an average work week of 29 hours, and an average salary in line with the UK.

Areas of the Nordic countries have introduced four day work weeks with no loss in economic output.

Microsoft paid their employees in Japan their full salary for working four days and productivity rose rapidly.

Of course there will be roles which require more hours or more days to be worked, but suggesting a four day working week is not nearly as ludicrous as some seem to suggest.

I think productivity would rise gradually but the reshaping of the entire economy would be too much of a cost in the short- to medium term for it to be viable.

I think it'd be better to bring the working week down to 35 hours full time gradually instead of 40 hours as a start, and go from there.

 

[Brennan]

I think productivity would rise gradually but the reshaping of the entire economy would be too much of a cost in the short- to medium term for it to be viable.

I think it'd be better to bring the working week down to 35 hours full time gradually instead of 40 hours as a start, and go from there.

Which i agree with, and Labours policy isn’t massively different from this. Unfortunately this hasn’t been represented in the media.

Their plan is to bring the working week down to an average of 32 hours across the next decade, but different patterns would be in place for different parts of the economy.

 

[Tubey]

Which i agree with, and Labours policy isn’t massively different from this. Unfortunately this hasn’t been represented in the media.

Their plan is to bring the working week down to an average of 32 hours across the next decade, but different patterns would be in place for different parts of the economy.

They really need to communicate that better then, because even I wasn't aware that was the intent.

It's doable as long as it is evidence-led - as in if they see an issue they can revise and change course.

 

[Brennan]

They really need to communicate that better then, because even I wasn't aware that was the intent.

It's doable as long as it is evidence-led - as in if they see an issue they can revise and change course.

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It’s interesting

 

[tsubaki]

I think productivity would rise gradually but the reshaping of the entire economy would be too much of a cost in the short- to medium term for it to be viable.

I think it'd be better to bring the working week down to 35 hours full time gradually instead of 40 hours as a start, and go from there.

I am not sure it would be suitable as a gradual measure to drop down to 35 - the danger with 35 hour weeks is that (as many part time people find now) is that firms usually do is refuse to pay people for lunch breaks, which helpfully gets them to around that figure without actually them losing anything substantive.

If Labour win and are going to do this, taking a day out in one go (once the business is ready to do it) is much more likely to actually be engaged with properly in the way this is intended.

 

[Blues Harp]

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It’s interesting

Best thing I ever did was go part time...3 days a week (less money) but the peace of mind it gave me can't be calculated in monetary terms...wish I had done it earlier tbh...I appreciate that it is not the universal panacea but I can honestly say that I wouldn't be here now if I had continued full time. Surely we should be hoping to achieve this work/life balance, as an aim not an immediate solution.