Jacinda Ardern flags four-day working week as way to rebuild New Zealand after Covid-19
by Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin from on (#53P77)
Prime minister says flexible working options can boost productivity and domestic tourism and improve work/life balance
New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern has suggested employers consider a four-day working week and other flexible working options as a way to boost tourism and help employees address persistent work/life balance issues.
In a Facebook live video Ardern said people had suggested everything from the shorter work week to more public holidays as a means to stimulate the economy and encourage domestic tourism, while the borders remain closed to foreign nationals.
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