A new survey of labour-force data by Amory Gethin of the World Bank and Emmanuel Saez of the University of California, ...

There are 168 hours in a week. Even if you sleep eight hours a night (56 total) and work 40, you still have 72 hours left (72!) to be a friend, partner, parent, artist, athlete, neighbor, and overall ...

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Ismael Gonzalez sighs when asked how different his life would’ve been if he only had to work 40 hours a week. The first thing that comes to mind is he could have spent ...

Mexico on Wednesday announced it would boost the minimum wage next year and push to trim the country's long work week, the latest moves by the country's leftist administration aimed at helping workers ...

The government plans a 13% minimum wage hike starting January and aims to gradually cut the standard work week from 48 to 40 hours by 2030 to boost workers’ earnings and reduce long hours ...

On November 21, 2025, the government replaced 29 old labour laws with four new Labour Codes and can Indians really work only four days a week and still get paid for a full week?

The 996 workweek equates to working 12-hour days, six days a week, for a total of 72-hours. The practice is rooted in China’s 2010’s tech scene, though the country made it illegal in 2021. Still, some ...