November 25, 2006
LONGER HOURS FOR PUBS, SHORTER FOR BUSINESSES & LOW PRODUCTIVITY--GO FIGURE...:
Tories look into the 35-hour work week (Melissa Kite, 25/11/2006, Sunday Telegraph)
A controversial 35-hour working week is under consideration by a group of David Cameron's key advisers.The Quality of Life policy group has been consulting on whether the Conservatives should bring in European-style working hours for the "general wellbeing" of the population.
John Gummer, chairman of the panel, said: "It is a pretty peculiar situation that we work many more hours than many other countries but our productivity is not very high."
On the bright side, they'll have to import nearly every Pole. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 25, 2006 10:27 PM
Ever think that the reason WHY productivity lags is because people are forced to work too many hours? Especially too many hours on things not really related to their job, like meetings, planning-sessions, team-building exercises.
Posted by: jon grena at November 25, 2006 10:51 PM"they'll have to import nearly every Pole" to work and pay taxes to support the lazy natives.
Productivity is low because the workers don't care much about their jobs because most of their earnings are taxed to support the bums.
Posted by: ic at November 26, 2006 3:31 AMEmulating France is NEVER a good idea.
13 percent fewer hours for how much increased productivity? And I doubt unemployment (0% productive) is included in the figures, so it is probably moot.
jon - you think 40 hours a week is forced overtime... wow
Posted by: Randall Voth at November 26, 2006 4:28 AM