Greece announced last Monday (July 1) that it would increase the working week. If you count the days, that's 6 days a week for some companies. To speed up the country's productivity goes against the work-life balance trend of companies around the world. Which has turned to shorter working weeks.
Under this new labor law, employees in private companies that provide service throughout the day can choose to work an additional two hours per day. Or work an additional day of 8 hours.
This change will expand working hours from the traditional 40 hours per week to 48 hours per week for some businesses. This will not include businesses providing services, restaurants and tourism.
The business-focused government, led by President Kyriakos Mitsotakis, says the law is good for workers and business growth. That's because it requires employees to pay overtime. It solves the problem of the number of workers who are not reported to the government sector.
According to the OECD, Greece already has more working hours than the United States, Japan and 27 other EU countries.
Greek workers are expected to work an average of 1,886 hours in 2022, more than the U.S. and EU averages of 1,811 and 1,571 hours respectively.
And that there is a law that allows working 6 days a week, which will lead to Greek citizens working more than other countries. In the European Union more
John O'Brennan, professor of law at Maynooth University, said around the world:
Meanwhile, managers at consulting firms and corporate CEOs around the world are experimenting with a 4-day work week. All of them said the shorter work week had a “positive impact” on their organization, with more than half saying it had a “very positive impact” on their organization.
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