Scotland had announced that it’s public sector workers are set to be offered a four-day week, but in exchange for pay cuts Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz had last month expressed that he wants employees to return and is even ready to get on his knees, do push-ups
Less than a month after two Dutch lawmakers proposed legislation to establish work-from-home as a ‘legal right,’ the same has been approved. This makes the Netherlands one of the first countries to grant remote working flexibility by law, as per a Bloomberg report.
The Dutch parliament approved legislation to establish work-from-home as a legal right last week.
The legislation was approved by the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands on Tuesday. It still needs a nod from the Dutch senate before its final adoption. The law forces employers to consider employee requests to work from home as long as their professions allow it, the report stated.
Last month, Scotland announced that its public sector workers are set to be offered a four-day work week, but in exchange for pay cuts. This plan to associate pay with a reduced work week reportedly provoked a backlash from campaigners and trade unions, who believe working fewer hours would lead to an increase in productivity and that employees should not have to accept reduced salaries.
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