Four-day work week to be trialled in Dominican Republic

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Employees will earn same salary but hours will be reduced from 44 to 36 hours as part of national voluntary trial, says government

Four-day work week to be trialled in Dominican Republic

Employees will earn same salary but hours will be reduced from 44 to 36 hours as part of national voluntary trial, says government

www.theguardian.com

A link to another story about this. There are many.......

Dominican Republic companies embrace trailblazing four-day work week pilot

Labor Minister Luis Miguel de Camps emphasised the initiative's focus on prioritising individuals, aiming to enhance health and well-being, and fostering sustainable and environmentally friendly productivity

www.firstpost.com

 

[bob saunders]

So people that aren't product for five days will most certainly be more productive for four days? NOT.

 

[aarhus]

A smart way to get votes for the upcoming election.

 

[XQT]

As it is, there is not much work being done between extensive holidays in the DR.

I spend the last two weeks on business in P.P.
With a few exceptions.... one can see in their faces and demeanour that even professional people don't feel much like working.
In most cases the work is below average quality standard and customer service, expected in the off island world.

Dominicans are great for partying, drinking and dancing.
When working, the cara dura comes out.

In Canada some people work 40 hr weeks in four 10 hr days.
In Germany's socialism they want reduced hours at full pay similar to quoted text.

Businesses need productivity to survive.
In the developed world robot's are increasingly used to keep up productivity.

In a world of over 8 Billion inhabitants only the well educated and self motivated will have a "good" life.
The rest are of little consequence, as any world traveller can see.

Protests seem to be popular by the masses.

 

[NALs]

This will not be an obligation. It's up to every company if they want to take part of that.

 

[JD Jones]

But once they do this, they cannot go back. Correct? Like giving a raise to a person. Once they get it, it can't be touched, only fired.

 

[Big]

underachieving and just getting by is a formula that the slack jaw embrace.

 

[keepcoming]

At my FIL's company the employees are offered a choice of four 10-hour shifts, three 12-hour shifts (they can make up the 16 lost hours during the month if they choose). Or they can work a regular shift. For what I can tell most choose the four-day option.

 

[Farmer]

I'd choose 4-10's anytime over 5-8's. Worked many years ago for a division of Anheuser Busch called Metal Container Corporation in Florida. We made the cans and lids for AB breweries up and down the east coast. Plant ran 24/7/365. We worked 3-12's. I loved it. 3 on 3 off. Your second day back was already hump day. Every weekend was a 3-day weekend. Would hop on my motorcycle and travel travel travel. Put 84k miles on that BMW. Give me fewer days and longer days anytime. But I'm like some of the other posters, I don't see it translating to higher or even steady productivity down here.

 

[CristoRey]

Would be good for the thousands of young single mothers working in Zona Francas across the country.
Not so much for companies looking to grow and increase productivity.

 

[Big]

hourly wage earners love it, business owners hate it.

 

[reilleyp]

Half seem to work super hard. The other half are 3-3-3. They worked for 3 hours, 3 days and were gone in 3 weeks.

 

[JD Jones]

I worked 12 hour (or more) days most of my adult life (including sat/sun) so 4 10 hr days would be a vacation.

 

[CristoRey]

Sounds like this is gaining some traction.

Four-day work week to be trialled in Dominican Republic

Employees will earn same salary but hours will be reduced from 44 to 36 hours as part of national voluntary trial, says government

www.theguardian.com

 

[aarhus]

It sounds like social democratic policies. Is this really true.

 

[aarhus]

But once they do this, they cannot go back. Correct? Like giving a raise to a person. Once they get it, it can't be touched, only fired.

I don’t understand it. It says it is a pilot project. How can they then go back to the former working hours.

 

[JD Jones]

I don’t understand it. It says it is a pilot project. How can they then go back to the former working hours.

No idea how it would work. I know in a normal workplace you cannot take away a pay increase once it's given.

Maybe pilot projects are exempt?

 

[Big]

It sounds like social democratic policies. Is this really true.

it only works in certain industries. Government, data entry etc. Any industry that is actually providing a product is not included.

 

[josh2203]

it only works in certain industries. Government, data entry etc. Any industry that is actually providing a product is not included.

Claro was mentioned, I would like to understand how this works with a company with large part in customer service and field techs? This has been in the news in Germany as well, but as far as I know, only in manufacturing etc. Not in direct customer contact.

 

[aarhus]

No idea how it would work. I know in a normal workplace you cannot take away a pay increase once it's given.

Maybe pilot projects are exempt?

I don’t think so and I think it’s any benefit.