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Is Canada Ready for a Six-Day Work Week Inspired by Greece?

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Find out if Canada is considering adopting Greece's six-day work week amid discussions around a four-day work week.

As some Canadian companies explore offering staff a four-day work week, experts are watching Greece's move closely and suggest it could work in Canada. Greek workers began a 48-hour work week starting Monday, a move that union representatives from across industries have termed 'barbaric.' New legislation for a longer workweek in Greece took effect in July as other countries pilot and adopt four-day workweeks.

Greece has controversially introduced a six-day working week for some businesses in a bid to boost productivity and employment in the southern European country. Excluded from Greece's extended workweek policy are sectors crucial to the country's economy, including tourism and the food industry. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defends the policy, citing urgent issues such as a declining population and a shortage of skilled workers.

For Greece — as indeed for others — it might be useful to go back to what Aristotle once said, that 'the end of labour is to gain leisure.'

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Is Greece's six-day work week an option in Canada? An expert ... (CTV News)

As some Canadian companies explore offering staff a four-day work week, experts are watching Greece's move closely and suggest it could work in Canada.

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Greece is bringing in a 6-day work week. Could Canada follow? (Globalnews.ca)

Greek workers began a 48-hour work week starting Monday, a move that union representatives from across industries have termed “barbaric."

Why work four days a week when you can work six? Greece gives it ... (The Washington Post)

New legislation for a longer workweek in Greece took effect in July as other countries pilot and adopt four-day workweeks.

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Greece starts six-day working week for some industries (BBC News)

New legislation, which came into effect at the start of July, allows employees to work up to 48 hours in a week as opposed to 40. It only applies to businesses ...

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Greece becomes first E.U. country to introduce a six-day working week (NBC News)

Greece has controversially introduced a six-day working week for some businesses in a bid to boost productivity and employment in the southern European ...

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Greece Introduces Six-Day Working Week Amid Economic Growth ... (Arise News)

Excluded from Greece's extended workweek policy are sectors crucial to the country's economy, including tourism and the food industry. The government aims to ...

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Greek Six-Day Work Week Sparks Controversy - Wave FM (Wave FM)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defends the policy, citing urgent issues such as a declining population and a shortage of skilled workers. “The nucleus ...

A new law in Greece wants people to work for six days out of seven ... (The Indian Express)

For Greece — as indeed for others — it might be useful to go back to what Aristotle once said, that 'the end of labour is to gain leisure'.

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CTV National News: 6-day work week in Greece (CTV Windsor)

Greece is introducing a six-day work week for some industries as the country faces some economic challenges. Andrew Johnson explains.

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Could Greece's six-day week boost productivity? - HR Magazine (HR Magazine)

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis claimed that the new law was necessary to address the shrinking population and skilled worker shortage, the Guardian reported ...

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CTV National News: 6-day work week in Greece (CTV Toronto)

Greece is introducing a six-day work week for some industries as the country faces some economic challenges. Andrew Johnson explains.

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Greece's six-day work week: productivity jump start or threat to ... (People Management Magazine)

Country's prime minister says new policy will boost economic growth, but UK employment experts dub the move a 'significant backward step'

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