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The five-day workweek is a cultural norm; the result of early 1900s union advocacy to reduce the six-day workweek, which led to the invention of the weekend.In the early 20th century, when the average work week in developed nations was reduced from around 60 to 40 hours, it was expected that further decreases would occur over time.
The trend is gaining traction in Australia and Europe, says Dale Whelehan, CEO of 4 Day Week Global, which coaches companies through the months-long process of shortening their employees’ work ...
In Belgium, the first EU country to legislate its citizens the right to decide if they want to work a four or five-day week with the same salary, a survey found that the idea is most popular with ...
Germany is trialing a 4-day week like the U.K., U.S., and Portugal—but the country needs the opposite of a short week, senior economist says Prarthana Prakash January 31, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Between 2020 and 2022, 51% of workers in the country had accepted the offer of shorter working hours, including a four-day week, two think tanks found, saying the figure is likely to be even ...
China began the two-day Saturday–Sunday weekend on May 1, 1995. Most government employees work 5 days a week (including officials and industrial management). Most manufacturing facilities operate on Saturdays as well. However, most shops, museums, cinemas, and commercial establishments open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
at least 28 days (four weeks) in paid holidays each year; rest breaks of 20 minutes in a 6-hour period; daily rest of at least 11 hours in any 24 hours; restricts excessive night work; at least 24 hours rest in a 7-day period; and; a right to work no more than 48 hours per week, unless the member state enables individual opt-outs.
The study was released Wednesday by Autonomy, a think tank that ran the 2022 trial with nonprofit 4 Day Week Global and the 4 Day Week UK Campaign in partnership with researchers from Cambridge ...