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An should consider introducing a four-day week following a wider review of working practices, according to a motion passed by members.During a debate on the subject at the party’s conference, it was claimed that such a policy could persuade more Scots to back independence at any future referendum.The motion called on the to begin a review of working practices, including “the possibility of a four-day week”, with a view to future reform. It passed overwhelmingly by 1,136 votes to 70.However, as powers over employment law are currently reserved to Westminster, such a policy could only be adopted if Scotland chose to leave the UK.Party member Lee Robb made the case for a four-day week while speaking in favour of the motion, saying the “ideal model” would be a 32-hour working week with no pay reductions.“The coronavirus pandemic has upended the way we live our lives, but so too has it given us the opportunity to reset and rethink how we work,” he told delegates.He added that employees who work a four-day week are “happier, healthier, more productive, less likely to take time off sick and less likely to be burned out by the end”.He also claimed that many people spend “dead time” at their jobs because of the expectation of working long hours, despite this leading to a fall in productivity.“Everyone’s lives revolve around their jobs, and if we can promise that independence will make that arrangement just a little bit easier, then Yes starts to look like a more tantalising option on the ballot paper to those who otherwise might not have been persuaded,” he said.A move to a four-day week was proposed by ’s Labour ahead of last year’s general election, .It said a Labour government would reduce average full-time weekly working hours to 32 within a decade, claiming the policy would pay for itself through “productivity increases”.However, the claimed that any move to a four-day week would cost more than £2.5bn a year to put into practice in Scotland alone, describing the proposal as “ludicrous” and “nonsense”.Joe Ryle of the 4 Day Week Campaign welcomed the SNP conference vote, adding that Scotland was “leading the way” on the issue in the UK.“Opportunities for implementing a four-day week should now be rigorously explored by the Scottish Government because it would dramatically improve people’s lives,” he added. found that 63 per cent of the British public would support the UK Government “exploring” the introduction of a four-day week.

An should consider introducing a four-day week following a wider review of working practices, according to a motion passed by members.During a debate on the subject at the party’s conference, it was claimed that such a policy could persuade more Scots to back independence at any future referendum.The motion called on the to begin a review of working practices, including “the possibility of a four-day week”, with a view to future reform. It passed overwhelmingly by 1,136 votes to 70.However, as powers over employment law are currently reserved to Westminster, such a policy could only be...

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