Sentence examples for shorter workweek from inspiring English sources

The owners also blockaded border crossings, saying the shorter workweek and rising fuel costs were driving them to bankruptcy.

[C4.] France Adopts Shorter Workweek Strikes crippled subway and bus service in Paris on the day when most French companies were to begin adopting a shorter workweek, down from 39 hours to 35 hours.

Today was the deadline for most French companies to begin adopting a shorter workweek, down from 39 to 35 hours.

Mr. Peters, now the union's vice chairman, has been blamed for the collapse of the strike, which had been called to demand a shorter workweek.

The shorter workweek was designed to reduce the high unemployment rate in Germany, France and elsewhere by spreading the work among more people.

The idea behind the shorter workweek is that there is only so much work to go around, so if some people worked less, new jobs would be created.

But Mr. Kramer said the government-financed program of shorter workweeks was responsible for saving only about 20 percent of jobs.

Hours worked last month fell sharply, but from the job losses rather than shorter workweeks, the Labor Department reported.

Shorter workweeks, he added, were viewed as feminine, and extra leisure time was viewed as a woman's domain.

Mr. Girsky reiterated earlier promises to trim costs in Europe with shorter workweeks, better inventory management, and fewer bottlenecks in management.

While women on average do choose lower-paying specialties and shorter workweeks than men, those disparities were less pronounced in 2008 than in 1999.