Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove says he will put a stop to councils allowing their staff to work four days a week.
The Cabinet minister, whose brief includes English councils, stated that local government employees should work 'similar hours to taxpayers'. Mr Gove expressed his belief that council staff should work a "full five-day week" after ministers instructed a local council to cease its trial of offering employees a three-day weekend in exchange for longer shifts.
South Cambridgeshire District Council, which is controlled by the Liberal Democrats, had planned to extend the trial until April next year, but the government ordered its immediate termination, citing concerns about value for money.
