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title: 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.
description: "The regulation, which came into force on July 1, bucks a global trend of companies exploring a shorter working week.\nUnder the new legislation, which was passed as part of a broader set of labor laws last year, employees of private businesses that provide round-the-clock services will reportedly have the option of working an additional two hours per day or an extra eight-hour shift.\nThe change means a traditional 40-hour workweek could be extended to 48 hours per week for some businesses. Food service and tourism workers are not included in the six-day working week initiative.\nThe pro-business government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said the measure is both “worker-friendly” and “deeply growth-orientated.” It is designed to support employees not being sufficiently compensated for overtime work and to help crack down on the problem of undeclared labor.\nhttps://lnkd.in/esrbB_4R"
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# [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.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/breaking-the-odds-of-president-biden-winning-the-2024-democratic-nomination-are-down-by-24-in-2-hours-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1719-07d59cc5)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jul 2, 2024, 1:38:43 PM

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