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.