Overview

• Council voted 26 to 9 to adopt the four-day working week permanently, marking the first full-time implementation by a UK local authority.
• Reports showed 21 service areas improved or maintained performance since the trial began.
• Statistically significant declines were recorded in housing rent collection rates, average re-let times, and tenant satisfaction with repairs.
• The council reported net annual savings of £399,263 by reducing agency costs and saw job applications jump over 120% as staff turnover fell by more than 40%.
• Conservative councillors and the TaxPayers’ Alliance questioned the independence of the report co-authored by a four-day week advocate and argued it unfairly uses taxpayer funds.