Greece introduces the six-day work week – DW – 06/21/2024
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From the construction industry to the tourism sector, Greek employers cannot find the staff they need. The government's solution: longer working hours. A new law enables employers to implement a six-day work week

“While the 40-hour work week is still officially in place, employers are permitted to require staff to work up to two unpaid hours per day for a limited period in return for more free time.”

  • @[email protected]OPEnglish
    62•6 months ago

    The hospitality sector is excluded from this regulation …

    [wait for it]

    … because the five-day work week was abolished there in 2023.

  • Skua
    59•6 months ago

    I don’t understand how legislators can look at the fact that their country already works longer hours than anyone else in Europe and conclude that the problem is that they aren’t working enough hours

    • kora
      36•6 months ago

      They don’t. They get paid to sorta pretend enough to just make laws, and after enough horrible decisions, they retire with half the bank or die owning all of it.

  • Max-P
    18•6 months ago

    So what’s stopping the workers from saying no? If they have labor shortages then the job market should be favorable to the workers as you gotta be the most attractive employer, which would be those that don’t abuse that law and overwork their employees. It’s not like they can force people to work.

    Or just go anywhere else in the EU.

    • owiseedoubleyou
      16•6 months ago

      Because it is. And I say that as a Greek myself.

      Greece has been ruled by corrupt politicians for pretty much its entire modern history. Rich people never get prosecuted for the crimes they commit, heath and education are severely underfunded with outdated equipment, badly maintained facilities and underpaid personnel, press freedom is deteriorating and governments push for neoliberal “reforms” like these.

    • FarraigePlaisteach
      6•6 months ago

      Would you mind elaborating? No pressure. I spent time there as a kid in the 90s and have a lot of nostalgia for the place, but I haven’t engaged with the place as an adult and I’m way out of touch so I’m genuinely curious.

      • @[email protected]
        3•6 months ago

        I went to Athens not too long ago. There were so many homeless and poor people. I don’t know if the country has ever really recovered from the financial crisis.

  • @[email protected]
    2•6 months ago

    Be me

    American

    See shitty right wing government doing shitty right wing things.

    Sigh.

    I bet I know who’s behind this.

    Google the history of that government.

    Greece was the first proxy war of the Cold war, with the US backing the Greek Monarchy, who were ultimately the victors.

    We probably ran similar propaganda and right-wing violence campaigns there as we did across the global south.

    What a fucking surprise.

    Happy July 4th everyone.