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"Companies in the Dominican Republic are preparing for a voluntary six-month
pilot of a four-day work week, the first move of its kind for the Caribbean
country.
The initiative would launch in February, with employees earning the same
salary, the Dominican government said, and the standard work week reduced from
44 hours to 36 hours, Monday through to Thursday.
“It prioritizes people, improving health and wellbeing, and promoting a
sustainable and environmentally friendly productivity,” said the labour
minister Luis Miguel de Camps.
Companies expected to participate included Claro, a Latin American
telecommunications company; power company EGE Haina; IMCA, a heavy equipment
business; and the government’s national health insurance agency.
A local university is tasked with analysing the results, including any health
changes in workers and the relationship between work and their personal lives.
Currently, companies in the Dominican Republic usually allocate eight hours of
work every weekday and another four on Saturdays, although they are free to
distribute the hours as they see fit, as long as it is not more than 44 hours a
week.
Britain in 2023 launched what was considered the world’s largest trial of a
four-day work week and found positive results. Some US companies also have
switched to a shorter work week, while in Chile, legislators have approved a
bill to reduce the work week from 45 to 40 hours."
Via
What Could Go Right? January 25, 2024:
https://theprogressnetwork.org/longer-lifespans-more-centenarians/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
