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India’s Union Ministry of Labor and Employment is set to implement new labor codes soon, and they may include permission for companies to opt for four-day workweeks. The number of working hours, however, will remain 48, which means four-day workweeks will require longer shifts as long as 12-hour working days.
“Companies will have to give three days’ of paid leaves and 12 hours of work per day to their employees with the consent of the workers. We are not forcing employees or employers. It gives flexibility. It’s an enabling provision in sync with the changing work culture,” Labour and Employment Ministry Secretary Apurva Chandra told the media.