Sweden Experiments with 6-Hour Workday
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BBC Russian Service
Sweden has announced that it will experiment with the six-hour work day. Some companies in Sweden are participating in the test to see if the six-hour work day, in practice, increases workers' productivity and the companies' financial numbers. While many workers like the shortened workday, some are still skeptical of the potential change, as it could hurt Swedish businesses on the international stage.
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- drawback, lack, deficiency
- недостаток
- shortened, abbreviated
- укороченный
- care, concern
- забота
- six-hour (adj.)
- шестичасовой
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- дыхание
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