The Philippines is likely to switch to a four-day working week to conserve energy.
This comes as the cost of fuel continues to rise globally after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The search for ways to soften the impact of dramatic price increases has prompted calls for a rise in the minimum wage.
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The socioeconomic planning secretary, Karl Kendrick Chua, has suggested a shorter working week.
Employees need to work fewer days but for two extra hours each day with Chua proposing the idea initially for government staff while making the case for private businesses to adapt their working patterns.
He said that each Filipino will still work 40 hours per week, but “instead of five days, it will be four; instead of eight hours a day, it will be 10 hours a day.”
