In another snub to the government, the civil service’s main union PCS is gearing up for a national strike ballot of 160,000 pen-pushers across 171 government departments from March 18th to May 13th. It’s as if working from home half the week isn’t already enough…
The union’s list of demands include increased annual leave to 35 days, London weighting of a minimum £5,000 per year and of course, “a significant shortening of the working week with no loss of pay.” If only their passion to do as little work as possible could translate into getting on with their actual jobs…
John Glen, the Cabinet Office minister, has swiftly dismissed the proposal for a shorter workweek, reiterating what Guido has said before: “the emerging evidence for a four-day working week is slim at best”. The blob was never going to get back to work without a fight…
