Dominican Republic to test a four-day work week for workers
The Dominican Republic has embarked on an exciting six-month pilot program that began on January 15, introducing a four-day workweek for both public and private companies.
The initiative reduces workers' hours from 44 to 36 hours per week without affecting their pay. Labor Minister Luis Miguel de Camps said that the program "prioritizes people, better health and well-being," and promotes sustainable and environmentally friendly productivity, News Bytes reports.
In February 2022, Belgium became the first European country to give workers the right to complete a full workweek in four days instead of five without losing pay.
The United Kingdom followed in 2023, launching the world's largest test of the four-day workweek.
About 61 companies and 3,300 employees took part in this six-month study, and the results were verified by researchers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities and Boston College, as well as other human rights groups.