Greece is the first nation in the EU to implement a six-day workweek
Greece has implemented a contentious six-day workweek for certain firms, aiming to increase employment and production in the country located in southern Europe.
The rule, which went into effect on July 1, defies a worldwide trend in which businesses are investigating reducing the length of the workweek.
The new regulation, which was passed last year as a part of a larger set of labor laws, apparently gives employees of private companies that offer round-the-clock services the choice of working an extra eight-hour shift or an extra two hours per day.
A typical 40-hour workday could now be stretched to 48 hours per week for certain organizations due to this development. The six-day working week initiative does not apply to workers in the food service industry or tourism.
According to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' pro-business administration, the proposal is "deeply growth-oriented" and "worker-friendly." It is intended to assist in addressing the issue of underreported labor and to support workers who are not getting paid appropriately for overtime work.
Political analysts and labor unions have harshly criticized the decision.
When Industrialist contacted a representative of Greece's embassy in London, they were not immediately available to comment.
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