French-style cap on working week in Britain unrealistic, finds study
by Larry Elliott from on (#4Q53M)
Labour-commissioned report advocates sector-by-sector approach to reducing hours
A French-style cap on the length of the working week has been rejected by a study, commissioned by the Labour party, into ways of giving employees more leisure time.
The report, by the cross-bench peer Robert Skidelsky, found a blanket limit on working hours was unrealistic and undesirable, and instead proposed a sector-by-sector approach.
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