Professor Abigail Marks of Heriot Watt University School of Management and Languages. Photo: Gordon Terris THE introduction of a four-day week would require a universal basic income to ensure everyone has the opportunity to cut their hours, an academic has warned.
Abigail Marks, professor of the future of work at Newcastle University, said the idea of reducing the working week was problematic as it is likely to lead to some people being excluded, such as those on zero-hour contracts.
She said while a four-day week was a “brilliant idea” in principle, it would need to be made affordable for all employees […]
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