Belgium approves 4-day week and right to disconnect

Belgium gives workers the right to request four-day week without loss of pay

Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo said the pandemic had led to ‘new ways of working’ (Pictures: AFP/ Rex)Belgium has become the latest country to give people the right to request a a four-day working week -without a loss of salary – under a series of economic reforms.Prime minister Alexander De Croo said the pandemic had led to ‘new ways of working’ and staff and employers would now be given more flexibility.He said: ‘We have experienced …

Belgium permits four-day week to boost work flexibility post COVID

February 15, 2022By Marine StraussBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian employees will be able to work a four-day week after the government on Tuesday agreed a new labour accord aimed at bringing flexibility to an otherwise rigid labour market.Speaking after his seven-party coalition federal government reached a deal overnight, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the coronavirus pandemic had forced people to work more flexibly and combine their pri…

Belgium Permits Four-day Week To Boost Work Flexibility Post COVID

Belgian employees will be able to work a four-day week after the government on Tuesday agreed a new labour accord aimed at bringing flexibility to an otherwise rigid labour market. Speaking after his seven-party coalition federal government reached a deal overnight, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the coronavirus pandemic had forced people to work more flexibly and combine their private and working lives. "This has led to new ways of work…

Belgium permits four-day week to boost work flexibility post COVID

By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS - Belgian employees will be able to work a four-day week after the government on Tuesday agreed a new labour accord aimed at bringing flexibility to an otherwise rigid labour market. Speaking after his seven-party coalition federal government reached a deal overnight, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the coronavirus pandemic had forced people to work

Belgium to give workers right to request four-day week

Economic reforms include allowing staff to earn three-day weekend by working longer hours

Employees in Belgium win the right to work four days instead of five

Employees will be able to have a condensed workweek without a loss of salary as Belgium attempts to have a more flexible labor market.