The myth of the lazy worker

The myth of the lazy worker

While working time reductions are very much on the agenda in many European countries, Germany seems to be lagging behind. The Spanish government, for instance, plans a ‘right to disconnect’ and a general reduction in weekly working time to 37.5 hours. This is already the norm in the public sector and large companies. In Sweden, the largest trade union peak organisation LO has set the target of a general reduction of regular working time from the…