As a concept four working days a week continues to make headlines, one country is doing just the opposite – adding a day to the work week.

Effective July 1, Greece presented a six-day work week for certain businesses.

The new law affects employees who work for a private business and manufacturing plants that operate 24 hours a day, including some retail and agricultural workers.

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Employees must add two hours to their regular weekday schedule or take an additional eight-hour weekend shift.

Workers will be compensated with a 40% daily wage increase for the new hours and a 115% increase if the overtime falls on a holiday.

“The core of this legislation is worker-friendly, it is deeply growth-oriented,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos. Mitsotakis said. And this brings Greece in line with the rest of Europe.

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After more than a decade of economic crisis, Greece is projected to see growth of 3% in 2024, according to Reuters. However, the unemployment rate in the country is more than 10%.

for data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Greek workers already spend more hours in them jobs than workers in the USA

Those who are employed receive an average monthly salary of 1,175 euros (roughly $1,261), which is roughly 20% lower than 15 years ago, according to data seen by the media.