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Four-day work week to be trialled in Dominican Republic

Four-day work week to be trialled in Dominican Republic

Employees will earn same salary but hours will be reduced from 44 to 36 hours as part of national voluntary trial, says government

Companies in the Dominican Republic are preparing for a voluntary six-month pilot of a four-day work week, the first move of its kind for the Caribbean country.

The initiative would launch in February, with employees earning the same salary, the Dominican government said, and the standard work week reduced from 44 hours to 36 hours, Monday through to Thursday.

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