Four-day week? Not if it means a pay cut, say British workers

Poll shows 80% of Britons against reduction in working hours if accompanied by a cut in wages

The overwhelming majority of British workers would not want to see the introduction of a four-day working week if it meant taking a cut to their pay.

Eight out of 10 British employees would not favour accepting a reduction in working hours if it resulted in lower wages, according to research by cross-party thinktank, the Social Market Foundation (SMF), with only one in 10 employees willing to work less and earn less.

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