Spain is set to become one of the first countries in the world to trial a four-day working week, with estimates that the pilot could begin as early as autumn 2021.
The pilot will run for three years, with the government providing over 50 million Euros to the program, which would allow companies to trial reduced hours with minimised financial risk.
Business owners have expressed concern over the project, with Ricardo Mur of CEOE described it as “madness” following Spain's worst recession since the civil war.