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I want to start working four days a week to help my wife with our children, can my employer say no?

Daily Mail Money · 11 October 2026 at 09:31

I want to start working four days a week to help my wife with our children, can my employer say no?

I would like to switch from working five days a week to four days a week, to help my wife look after our two children.

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I want to start working four days a week to help my wife with our children, can my employer say no?

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