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Belgium's big break? Largest trade union calls for five more vacation days
(www.brusselstimes.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2023
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I'd much rather have a general work reduction: 30 hour weeks please!
I found that even one additional hour per day to spend on family and enjoyment was improving my work output in a way that it almost negated the one hour of worktime lost.
It may be depended on the type of work, but many of the trials being held around this seems to point out that production or quality doesn't lower and general well-being increases. Although I'd argue that a reduction in production isn't really a problem: we're very productive in our country as it is; (over)production adds to waste and pollution; and any shortage in production can be compensated by just hiring more people.
You misconstrue what old fashioned employers interpret when they see this. They see people have an extra vdayvof productivity in them and they're lazy for not giving it.