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Should America transition to a four-day workweek?

Should Canada transition to a four-day workweek?

Countries including Ireland, Scotland, Japan, and Sweden are experimenting with a four-day workweek, which requires employers to provide overtime pay to employees working more than 32 hours per week.

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33%
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63%
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4%
Yes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week

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 @B2LYYGRfrom Nova Scotia  answered…2wks2W

Only if workweek hours are reduced accordingly. A four-day workweek must mean 8 hours a day, 4 days a week. We'd rather work 8 hours a day 5 days a week than 10 hours a day 4 days a week.

 @9BHYRL7from Northwest Territories  answered…2yrs2Y

Doesn’t apply to shift workers therefore I can’t empathize nor do I care.

 @B2885YVfrom Saskatchewan  answered…1mo1MO

Companies should be free to run their operations as they please as long as it is within labour standards

 @9ZJYVMHfrom Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

Yes, but it is up to the business as many industries cannot realistically function logistically on a four day work week.

 @9WYDMSDfrom British Columbia  answered…3mos3MO

Yes, anything more than 6 hours a day or 4 days a week or after youve worked 36 hours should be overtime pay, anything after 10 hours a day should be double time pay. we should also not tax workers at all for overtime and double time pay.

 @9WX62N7from Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

No, let companies decide for themselves what works best, but they should definitely pay for overtime, ie hours beyond a regular working day.

 @9W7GNYVfrom British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

I would support this is some cases. However, the structure of a four day workweek would have to be better outlined for me to make a decision. As long as productivity and wages don't dip, I am all for it.

 @9TXBP2Yfrom British Columbia  answered…5mos5MO

No but we should look at alternative work options which support parents, adults looking after seniors or dependants, etc.

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