France to ease 35-hour week

Chipping away at the legacy of its socialist predecessor, France’s centre-right government disclosed plans today to ease rules governing the 35-hour working week.

France to ease 35-hour week
Tue, 03 Sep, 2002 - 14:34

Chipping away at the legacy of its socialist predecessor, France’s centre-right government disclosed plans today to ease rules governing the 35-hour working week.

The proposal announced by Social Affairs Minister Francois Fillon brought immediate criticism from the Socialist Party and a union leader.

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