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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Response rates from 890 Ontario voters.
66% Yes |
34% No |
61% Yes |
34% No |
5% Yes, and require overtime pay for work over four days per week |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 890 Ontario voters.
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Unique answers from Ontario voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B2LYYGR6 days6D
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.
@9BHYRL72yrs2Y
Doesn’t apply to shift workers therefore I can’t empathize nor do I care.
@B2885YV1mo1MO
Companies should be free to run their operations as they please as long as it is within labour standards
@9ZJYVMH3mos3MO
Yes, but it is up to the business as many industries cannot realistically function logistically on a four day work week.
@9WYDMSD3mos3MO
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.
@9WX62N73mos3MO
No, let companies decide for themselves what works best, but they should definitely pay for overtime, ie hours beyond a regular working day.
@9W7GNYV4mos4MO
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.
@9TXBP2Y4mos4MO
No but we should look at alternative work options which support parents, adults looking after seniors or dependants, etc.
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