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Four-day week: Does working compressed hours make you happier?

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Summary
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81% Informative

Labour said it wants to strengthen workers' rights for more flexible hours .

Currently, workers need to convince their employers to allow flexible working hours .

Labour 's plan does not match the definition as set out by the official four-day week campaign.

For Kelly Burton , condensing her hours into a four day week has given her perfect work-life balance’.

Peter works Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday , which gives him Tuesday and Wednesday off for his hobby - performing magic shows for charity.

Michelle Ovens , founder of Small Business Britain , has mixed views on compressed hours .

She says introducing a four-day week could lead to higher staffing costs.

She advises businesses not to be alarmed by government's proposals.

VR Score

81

Informative language

77

Neutral language

90

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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