'Happy workers, less turnover, more profit. What’s your problem?'
James Cleverly’s attempts to defend his party’s attack on the idea of a four-day working week backfired, after he was hit with some facts and figures about how it is beneficial to both employees and businesses.
It comes after the Tories put forward a policy proposal yesterday to ban councils from introducing a four-day working week for staff with no loss of pay. The Tories say that a four-day working week does not provide value for money.
Cleverly appeared on Good Morning Britain to defend his party’s stance on the four-day working week yet all didn’t quite go to plan for him.
He was told: “61 UK-based businesses with roughly nearly 3,000 employees adopted a 4-day schedule for six months. They reported that revenue at the participating firms jumped by 35%. There was an uptick in hiring, a decrease in employee absences and turnover.
“71% of those workers at the companies reported a decrease in burnout, 39% feeling less stress than before the trial, 40% experiencing less difficulty sleeping, therefore happy workers, less turnover, more profit.
“What’s your problem?”
Cleverly looked lost for words.
Basit Mahmood is editor of Left Foot Forward
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