Belgium to give workers right to request four-day week
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#5W5G4)
Economic reforms include allowing staff to earn three-day weekend by working longer hours
Belgians will have the right to work a four-day week without a loss of salary under a government overhaul of the country's labour laws prompted by the Covid pandemic.
The option for employees to work longer days in order to earn a three-day weekend was among a package of economic reforms agreed within the governing coalition on Tuesday.
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