"Ken Evans wrote
France actually has this law now that says that if you are ambitious
and want to get ahead by working more than 30 hours a week that
you're not allowed to."
There was an article in yesterdays Vancouver Sun- "Why working less is good
business".
"Europe is in the midst of a revolution in working time. It's a revolution
with major implications for Canada's future. Europeans now work hundreds
of hours per year less than their Canadian counterparts. The main benefit
of working less, as far as they're concerned, has been an enormous increase
in the quality of family and community life.
Europeans can point to a slew of public health and child welfare indicators
showing that Europe is a far healthier place to raise families than North
America is.
The impacts on unemployment are far from trivial, though. In the past two
years, by moving from a 39 hour to a 35 hour work week, France has put
one-third of it's unemployed back to work. As a result, business
confidence in France has risen to an all-time high.............."
Works for me!!
Regards,
Stephen in Vancouver
NP: Rufus Wainwright- Poses
