Australians could be looking at a four-day working week under the same salary if new proposals from a recent senate inquiry are adopted.
Greens senator Barbara Pocock, who was chairperson on the inquiry, is urging the government to take the recent findings onboard.
“In our history, Australia led the world in reductions in the working week in the 1850s. We’re at the other end of the spectrum with too many Australians working very long hours,” she said in an interview with ABC.
“We need to think more seriously about how we deal with a changed workforce.”
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