ACTU floats four-day work week with no loss of pay |
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) proposed a shorter working week — including the possibility of a four-day model — to federal Labor’s Economic Reform Roundtable over August 19–21.
It stressed that pay and conditions — including penalty rates, overtime and minimum staffing levels — must be protected so that workers are not forced to sacrifice wages for shorter hours. It also suggested sector-specific options for reducing working hours, including more rostered days off, longer annual leave entitlements and redesigned rosters.
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