Ibec says four-day working week 'not realistic'

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has already suggested an across-the-board shortening of the working week may be too ambitious, but said the Covid crisis has forced some level of rethink around working practices.

Employers’ group Ibec has said the Government’s initial proposal of a four-day working week is “not realistic” and would be “too expensive” for many businesses.

The Government is to seek proposals from the research community on the social, economic, and environmental implications of reduced working time in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.