New polling: 72% of Labour voters support moving to a shorter working week
15th August 2024
New polling from Survation, commissioned by the Autonomy Institute, has shown that 72% of people who voted Labour in July’s General Election support the new UK Government moving the country to a shorter working week.
The polling asked 2,048 adults whether they would support the Government creating a plan to move the UK towards a shorter working week with no loss of pay by 2030.
The results of the poll showed support for such a move from 72% of people that voted Labour in the recent General Election, garnering support from across the political spectrum with 59% support from those that voted for Reform UK.
66% of Labour voters also support further trials being rolled out across the public sector to test its feasibility, with only 9% opposed. The calls for more trials in the public sector comes after a successful four-day working week trial by South Cambridgeshire District Council – the first UK council to trial a four-day week.
The full polling results can be found below.
Polling
Figure 1: Respondents’ net support for the Government moving the UK to a four-day week by 2030
Figure 2: Respondents’ net support for the Government moving the UK to a four-day week by 2030, broken down by vote in 2024 general election
Figure 3: Respondents’ support for the Government moving the UK to a four-day week by 2030, broken down by vote in 2024 general election
Figure 4: Respondents’ support for the Government trialling a four-day week in the public sector
Figure 5: Respondents’ net support for the Government trialling a four-day week in the public sector, broken down by 2024 general election vote
Figure 6: Respondents’ support for the Government trialling a four-day week in the public sector, broken down by 2024 general election vote
