Do we need to work five days a week?

As we force ourselves back into work after a lovely summer break, it can be easy to thinkg “What’s the point?”

If you feel that your job is meaningless, it might not be procrastination – it might actually be true.

Peter Fleming, an academic based at the City University London has written the book The Mythology of Work: How Capitalism Succeeds Despite Itself that questions the traditional working week.

Are we being as productive as we think we are? What would happen if we were all paid a minimum wage?

Peter joined us as we asked whether it’s really necessary to go to work five days a week.

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