希臘部分工人的一周工作時間或將顯著延長。
從7月1日起,希臘一些私營企業員工可能要每天上六天班了——因為希臘要實行每周工作48小時制了。
根據希臘最新的勞動法,部分工業和制造業企業,以及部分提供全天候服務的企業,可以將每周工作時間延長至5天以上。但餐飲服務業和旅游業不在其中。
為了解決生產率的問題,希臘于去年9月批準修改勞動法。因為希臘事實上已經有很多工人在加班工作,卻沒有拿到應得的加班費。有關官員指出,希臘還面臨著因人口下降導致的技術工人短缺的問題。
實行48小時工作制后,工人多干的這8小時有權獲得1.4倍工資。如果是在周末工作,還能獲得1.15倍正常工資的加班費。
如果雇主決定采用48小時工作制,必須在加班前至少提前24小時通知員工。而且不得在每周48時之外再超額加班。
這項新規則在通過之前,并未得到社會的廣泛認同。就在該法案通過的前一天,一大批教師、醫生和運輸工人等紛紛走上街頭抗議,稱這項改革是對工人權利的踐踏,可能會導致“野蠻”的工作條件。
希臘工人的工作時間已經超過了美國和大部分歐洲國家的工人。經合組織(OECD)指出,2022年,希臘人的平均工作時間為1886小時,而美國為1811小時,歐盟為1571小時。
就在希臘延長工時的同時,很多國家則在試行每周四天工作制。去年全球進行一項大規模實驗表明,在實行每周四天工作制后,人們的工作效率與每周工作五天的人一樣高。組織該實驗的非營利組織稱,該實驗“幾乎在所有方面都取得了巨大成功”。
去年3月,在美國勞工聯合會-產業工會聯合會(AFL-CIO)和美國經濟政策研究所的支持下,加州一名議員也提議,就實行每周32小時工作制開展全國性立法,但該法案未能獲得廣泛支持。(財富中文網)
譯者:樸成奎
希臘部分工人的一周工作時間或將顯著延長。
從7月1日起,希臘一些私營企業員工可能要每天上六天班了——因為希臘要實行每周工作48小時制了。
根據希臘最新的勞動法,部分工業和制造業企業,以及部分提供全天候服務的企業,可以將每周工作時間延長至5天以上。但餐飲服務業和旅游業不在其中。
為了解決生產率的問題,希臘于去年9月批準修改勞動法。因為希臘事實上已經有很多工人在加班工作,卻沒有拿到應得的加班費。有關官員指出,希臘還面臨著因人口下降導致的技術工人短缺的問題。
實行48小時工作制后,工人多干的這8小時有權獲得1.4倍工資。如果是在周末工作,還能獲得1.15倍正常工資的加班費。
如果雇主決定采用48小時工作制,必須在加班前至少提前24小時通知員工。而且不得在每周48時之外再超額加班。
這項新規則在通過之前,并未得到社會的廣泛認同。就在該法案通過的前一天,一大批教師、醫生和運輸工人等紛紛走上街頭抗議,稱這項改革是對工人權利的踐踏,可能會導致“野蠻”的工作條件。
希臘工人的工作時間已經超過了美國和大部分歐洲國家的工人。經合組織(OECE)指出,2022年,希臘人的平均工作時間為1886小時,而美國為1811小時,歐盟為1571小時。
就在希臘延長工時的同時,很多國家則在試行每周四天工作制。去年全球進行一項大規模實驗表明,在實行每周四天工作制后,人們的工作效率與每周工作五天的人一樣高。組織該實驗的非營利組織稱,該實驗在“幾乎在所有方面都取得了巨大成功”。
去年3月,在美國勞工聯合會-產業工會聯合會(AFL-CIO)和美國經濟政策研究所的支持下,加州一名議員也提議,就實行每周32小時工作制開展全國性立法,但該法案未能獲得廣泛支持。(財富中文網)
譯者:樸成奎
The workweek is about to get a lot longer for some employees in Greece.
Starting July 1, workers in the private sector could be going into the office six days a week—as the 48-hour workweek goes into effect.
Select industrial and manufacturing facilities, along with businesses that provide 24/7 services, are eligible to extend the workweek beyond five days under new labor laws. Food service and tourism workers are not included in the longer workweeks.
The change to the labor laws was approved last September following productivity issues in the country, which have led many workers to put in extra hours and often not be compensated for the time. Officials also note there has been a shortage of skilled workers due to a shrinking population.
Workers who do put in the extra time will receive 40% extra during the additional eight hours—and 115% of their normal salary if they work on a holiday.
Employers who decide to embrace the 48-hour workweek will be required to notify employees at least 24 hours before the shift begins. No additional overtime beyond the eight hours is allowed.
The new rules were not met with widespread acceptance ahead of their approval. The day before the bill was passed, public sector workers, such as teachers, doctors, and transportation workers, walked off the job in protest, calling the overhaul an affront to workers’ rights that could create “barbaric” conditions.
Workers in Greece already work more than those in the U.S. and most of Europe. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) notes Greeks worked an average of 1,886 hours in 2022, compared to 1,811 in the U.S. and the European Union average of 1,571.
Greece’s unorthodox approach to labor comes as many other regions are experimenting with a four-day workweek. Last year, the results of the world’s largest trial of the shorter schedule showed workers who put in four days were just as productive as they were during a five-day week. The nonprofit that ran the pilot program called it a “resounding success on virtually every dimension.”
Last March, one member of California’s legislature floated legislation for a 32-hour workweek to become national law, with the backing of the AFL-CIO and the Economic Policy Institute. The bill failed to find traction.