The GPA union is calling for the adoption of a four-day week and will raise this demand in the upcoming autumn bargaining round. Noting the success of the four-day week in Iceland and the establishment of the right to a four-day week in the retail sector in Austria, the GPA argued that employers should consider the positive impact on productivity, while workers will get the benefit of a better work-life balance. The union also underlined the potential for the four-day week to have an impact on climate change through its effect on commuting patterns.
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