A shortened work week could change Slovakia, but the draft amendment does not envisage widespread application

Any changes to working hours can affect both consumption and public spending.

The Fedea experts warn of the rigidity of the standard agreed between the Ministry of Labour and the trade unions. They warn of the absence of flexibility measures for the application and adaptation to the 37.5 hours and the labor costs that will charge mainly the SMEs and that generates in the digitization system the expected hardening of the hourly register. Read

Boletín Morelia, Michoacán, May 14, 2025.- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla said that Michoacán supports the initiative of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo to move towards a 40-hour weekly working day throughout the country. Stressing the importance of the reform proposal for labor reduction including employers, trade unions and workers, the president commented on the willingness to include Michoacan in the process. Consensus and dialogue with …

Redacción / Grupo Canton. CEESP points out that the proposal could increase labour costs between 22% and 36%, especially affecting small and medium-sized enterprises. Mexico.- The Center for Economic Studies of the Private Sector (CEESP) has expressed its concern regarding the initiative to reduce working hours in Mexico from 48 [...] The post They warn that the reduction of working hours will increase business costs appeared first on Quintana R…

The main employers' associations in the dependency sector, including Aeste, Assad, Ceap, Fed and Lares, have publicly expressed their "deep concern" over the proposal to reduce working hours promoted by the central Government. In a joint statement, these entities have warned that this measure, if approved in the terms [...] The entry Employers of dependency warn of the risk posed to the sector by the proposal to reduce working hours appeared fir…