Calvert Jump, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2967-512X and Stronge, Will (2020) A Scottish four day week: initial costings for implementation in the public sector. Report. The Autonomy Institute, London, UK.

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Abstract

At a glance: A four day week in the Scottish public sector would cost between £1.4bn and £2bn. This constitutes 3% of the public sector pay bill in Scotland (and 2% of Scottish public spending overall). These figures do not take into account the reduced costs to the healthcare system that having a healthier workforce would bring. Such a scheme would create between 45,000 and 59,000 new job opportunities in the sector. Scotland has a high rate of public sector employment when compared to the rest of the UK. A four day week in the Scottish public sector would be a high-impact, low cost policy that could pioneer better work-life balance for workers across the UK.

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	working hours
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) Journal of Economic Literature Classification > Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) Greenwich Business School > School of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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Last Modified:	18 Feb 2025 14:46
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49758

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