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Should the standard working week be reduced to four days at the same pay worldwide?

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Iceland, Japan and the UK ran pilots: productivity did not drop, wellbeing rose. Critics warn of higher costs for employers and challenges in shift and service jobs. The 40-hour week was introduced in the 1920s — since then productivity has risen 5-fold.

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Chambre des représentants (Belgium) · 10/3/2022
Loi du 3 octobre 2022 ('labour deal') — right to request a four-day week at full pay

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