Is the four-day working week warranted in Poland?

Maciej Albinowski, Piotr Lewandowski and Karol Madoń
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Karol Madoń

No 03/2024, IBS Policy Papers from Instytut Badan Strukturalnych

Abstract: Problem: On average, weekly working time in Poland is longer than in other EU countries. The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy is considering reducing working time to four days per week, with wages corresponding to five days of work. Main message: Introducing a four-day week would significantly exacerbate labour shortages and reduce the state's ability to provide public services. the better way to improve work-life balance is to increase employees' entitlement to reduce their working hours, with a proportional reduction in pay, and to refuse to work overtime.

Keywords: Working hours; Long working hours; Part-time employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2024-11
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