Currently, Argentine law allows a maximum of eight hours of work per day, six days a week, or 48 hours a week in total. Olmos said that the working week should be 40 hours, but added that more developed countries have a 36-hour week. Senator Mariano Recalde filed a bill in the upper chamber that would also reduce working hours to 36 a week, aiming to promote a four-day working week. They decided to maintain the reduced working week after the test run because it helped them increase productivity. “The 48-hour working week is anachronistic because worker productivity has grown exponentially, so we have to discuss and modify it,” he said.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald September 13, 2023 15:20 UTC