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Bas Signals Caution on Ditching Germany’s Eight-Hour Day as Draft Law Nears

Unions warn the plan could allow 12-hour shifts.

Mexico Sets 2030 Shift to 40-Hour Week as Germany Weighs Weekly Cap

Mexico Activates 40-Hour Week Transition, Raising Questions for Special Shifts

Mexico Advances 40-Hour Week as Brazil Fast-Tracks Five-Day Schedule

Brazil Industry Group Says 40-Hour Week Would Push Prices Up 6.2%

Brazil's 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Advances in Congress as Cost Warnings Mount

Mexico Publishes 40‑Hour Week Reform, Phased In Through 2030

Retailers Test 5x2 Schedules as New Data Casts 40-Hour Week as Economically Manageable

Brazil Weighs Ending 6×1 Workweek as Congress Advances Measure and Business Group Warns of Risks

Jan. 27 Bank Strike Over Five-Day Week Could Shut Branches for Four Days

Markus Söder’s Call to Add an Hour to the Workweek Splits German Leaders

Bank Unions Call Nationwide Strike for Jan. 27 Over Five-Day Week

Brazil's Senate Panel Backs Workweek Cut, Sending 6x1 Repeal to Plenary

Aymeric Caron Renews Call for 15-Hour Workweek in France

Sheinbaum Says 40‑Hour Workweek Plan Coming to Congress This Month

Greece Enacts 13-Hour Workday Option as Argentina Weighs Draft Inspired by Its Model

Spain’s 37.5-Hour Workweek Stalls in Congress as Mexico Confirms Gradual Shift to 40 Hours by 2030

Mexico Finalizes 40-Hour Workweek Plan with Employers Demanding 'Effective' Hours

Mexico Enacts 40-Hour Workweek Law as Stakeholders Negotiate Rollout

Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Bill Advances Toward Congressional Debate