Car manufacturer Lamborghini has reached a deal with unions to introduce a four-day week for its production workers, as more manufacturing groups re-consider the structure of the working week for their employees.The trade unions FIOM and FIM-CISL said the agreement is "historical" as it is the first in the automotive industry in Europe to achieve a significant reduction in working hours without cutting wages, but rather increasing them. "Work less and work better, this is the principle that guided this negotiation, and which is part of a comprehensive reasoning," according to a statement from FIOM and FIM-CISL.
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