Spain poised to trial four-day working week

Spain is poised to go 1 of the archetypal countries successful the satellite to proceedings a four-day moving week.

The program would let workers to walk less hours successful the bureau - with nary simplification successful pay.

The trial tally has been projected by the left-wing enactment Más País - which argues that longer hours don't needfully mean higher productivity.

Details of the task person not been thrashed retired but the enactment has projected a three-year, €50m, task that would let funny companies to articulation the proceedings with minimal risk.

Companies' costs would beryllium covered astatine 100% the archetypal year, 50% the 2nd twelvemonth and 33% successful the 3rd year.

Iñigo Errejón of Más País said connected Twitter that the 4 time week was launching the statement of our times, adding that its clip had come.