The government is set to offer financial incentives to companies that attempt to introduce a 32-hour work week. The aim of this would be to see if productivity and wellbeing can be increased with a shorter four-day work week, whilst maintaining employees’ wages at the same level. The Labour Ministry is currently deciding the details of the four-day work week campaign, but it is expected that the system will be designed in such a way that productivity can be measured against the average increase in salary per hour worked.
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