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The potential four day working week is great news… for the already privileged

By Lauren Windle2022-01-24T12:59:00

Source: Alamy

Rest is biblical and the new four day working week will be a blessing to many. But writer Lauren Windle asks if it will be accessible to all shift workers and those in lower paid jobs or just those who sit at a desk.

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