6-day workweek

Economist Penelopi Goldberg concludes that Greece striving to be Europe’s Economic haven has resorted to an ‘extreme measure’: extracting more hours from the existing workforce.

Australia is the latest country to allow employees the right to say ‘no’ to job-related requests after work

Spokesman Pavlos Marinakis attempts to detail who exactly will be affected by six-day labor market liberalization; dispel concerns, deflect criticism

The measure, enacted as of July 1, generated, somewhat surprisingly, international headlines and television coverage from around the world

International media have highlighted the counterproductive nature of the 6-day work week legislation, citing research that shows that increasing work hours will raise the risk of on-the-job mistakes and burnout.

Paradoxically, as the EU’s statistical authority, Eurostat indicates Greeks are among those who work longer hours compared to other EU member states.