The president of the National Productivity Commission (CNP), Raphael Bergoeingpointed out that “considering the need” to advance to a 40-hour workweek “is absolutely realistic,” but pointed to the heterogeneity of sectors in Chile and the gradual nature of the process.
in conversation with Radius GuidelineBergoeing pointed out that “considering the need to move to a 40-hour workday is absolutely realistic.”
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However, he pointed out that it is relevant to “make decisions and implement reforms that allow generating a context that takes charge of the heterogeneity that exists in Chile in terms of sectors, companies and types of workers.”
“You could move forward (…) first gradually, looking for a previous conversation between workers and owners of capital to see if it allows certain agreements,” he said.
Along these lines, he maintained that in the talks it could be said that “instead of having 45-hour days, in all sectors, every week of the year and for all workers, let’s advance to days that, eventually, are 40 hours , approximately 10% less, but measured not in weekly terms but monthly, allowing some adaptability during the month”.
The president of the CNP pointed out that “it is not a perfect formula”, but “it is a way for both to achieve something and also give in, and it is a nice sign for what we need in other reforms in Chile, in that this cannot be a war in which some win and others lose, but it has to be a joint effort”.
