There's a discussion by the new Finn Prime Minister over the idea of a four-day work week, and offering up six-hour work-days. The PM? Sanna Marin.
Where this discussion will go? Well, companies will inform the PM that if the wage system stays at the same level....virtually everything (even the local swimming pool manager) will require additional increases in cost. We aren't talking about a lousy 4-percent increase....it'd probably have to go up around 20-percent.....to make this idea work.
A massive economic problem that most commercial operations would be shaking their head over? Yes.
I could see some offering of a four-hour 'floater' period each month where you could leave work an hour early, but it'd only work in particular cases, and less than half the nation might even be able to make this idea work.
You can start with the garbage crew working for Helsinki City itself. To achieve complete pick-up....in a normal week....you'd have to add another 200 employees to the city staff to achieve success. Same story for the police....nursing....bus drivers...etc.
So it's a nice idea, but it's in the never-will-happen category.
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