Spain discusses the introduction of the world’s first’four days a week’

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez [이미지출처=연합뉴스]

[아시아경제 최동현 기자] Spain is discussing the implementation of the world’s first pilot project of a four-day work week system at the government level.

On the 15th (local time), the British Daily Guardian cited an official from the Ministry of Industry in Spain and said that the Spanish government is currently discussing at an early stage level regarding the pilot project of the four-day work week.

The move is reportedly as a result of the Spanish government’s acceptance of a pilot project proposal from a small liberal party, Mas Pais (more countries).

Mars Pais proposed a plan to implement a four-day work week system for the next three years for desired companies. The contents included that the Spanish government paid full compensation for the cost of reducing working hours in the first year of business, 50% in the second year, and 33% in the last year.

Mars Pais set a total project cost of 50 million euros (about 66.7 billion won) and predicts that 3,000 to 6,000 workers will participate in about 200 companies.

However, an official from the Spanish government said that as the discussion is in the beginning, detailed matters such as cost, number of participating companies, and schedule have not been decided yet.

Meanwhile, some parts of the Spanish business community are voicing criticism regarding the introduction of the four-day system. In a forum at the end of last year, Ricardo Murr, chairman of the Aragon branch of Spain’s largest economic organization, CEOE, pointed out that “to get out of the current crisis, we need to work more and not less.” There is a bar.

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