Lawmaker Pushes 4-Day Workweek in House of Representatives
4-DAY WORKWEEK – Dasmariñas City Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. pushes for the said proposal regarding the public and private employees’ work schedule.
In the Philippines, the usual work schedule among the government employees is from Monday to Friday. For the private employees, most work from Monday to Saturday.
Every day, one of the things that most employees have to deal with is the traffic since the usual start of the working hours is at 8:00 o’clock in the morning. It is only half an hour from the start of the classes in schools so many are really out on the road.
In line with the pursuit to ease the number of vehicles on the road, a representative in the House is pushing for the proposed 4-Day Workweek for the private and public employees in the country.
Based on a report on The Philippine Star, Dasmariñas City Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. pushed for the assessment of the said 4-Day Workweek proposal. It asked the committees on local government, transportation, labor, and economic affairs to conduct a hearing.
Barzaga stressed that the proposal seeks for longer quality time with family on the part of the employees. Also, it aims to reduce the vehicles on the road and the consumption of electricity, water, gas, and other utilities.
Based on the report, under the proposal, the work period for government employees will be from Mondays to Thursday starting at 7:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. For the private employees, the same daily time schedule would be observed only that the working days are from Tuesday to Friday.
Reportedly, a one-hour break will be set at noontime. Employees can have their lunch and take a little rest from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm.
As of this writing, there are still no further information about the proposal. What can you say about it?
