Today we conduct research and listen to the voice of Poles. They say: we don't have time for family, we don't have time to start a family, we don't have time for love, friendship, for a walk, to meet a friend – said Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, Minister of Family, Labor and social policy. This is how she referred to the idea of shortening the working week.
The guest of the “Fakty po Faktach” program was Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy. She was asked about plans to shorten the working week to four days.
Minister: What good will it give them? Will this result in higher costs or higher profits?
– We immediately started analytical and research work. We want to look at natural experiments and pilots carried out by Polish companies. We also look at other countries and their experiences. Germany has introduced pilots of a shortened working week, Spain is doing the same. The arguments raised by these countries and the effects of these pilots clearly indicate that a more rested employee is often a more effective employee – argued the minister. She assured that she understood entrepreneurs' concerns about this change. – What good will it do them? Will this result in higher costs or higher profits? I would suggest that maybe it will bring them better-working, productive employees – said Dziemianowicz-Bąk.
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Uptime: Major changes require piloting
As the minister added, “I imagine that such serious changes require a pilot, spread over time.” – Today we conduct research and listen to the voice of Poles. They say: we don't have time for family, we don't have time to start a family, we don't have time for love, friendship, for a walk, to meet friends – she emphasized in the interview.
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