A proposal to end the six-day working week at the end of December could put unnecessary pressure on the economy. Member of the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs Svetlana Bessarab stated this to socialbites.ca, noting that such an idea is biased.
“It is very important to be balanced here, but it is also important not to impose excessive stress on the economy, because there is any rest time if the employer has already outlined some kind of production process, cycle, and this usually includes, for example: the person who bought before the New Year’s holiday, the day off is obliged to pay twice the amount of time worked. All of this will affect the economy because it will increase the cost of production for the consumer. “In my opinion, everything is now in balance and any additional requests to the government in this situation are completely prejudiced,” he said.
According to Bessarab, weekends and holiday schedules have already been balanced so that Russians can spend time with their families and travel.
“Such powers have been given to the government to balance work schedule and rest time. There are situations where we are forced to work for a longer working period; for example, a six-day work week is introduced so that we can rest longer in other cases. In my opinion, everything is balanced now, so Russians can be with their children, with their elders, maybe go home if their workplace is far enough from their place of permanent residence, visit their elderly relatives, travel around Russia. Likewise, strengthening domestic tourism. “This is the only opportunity where people can truly be together, regardless of holiday schedule,” he added.
On November 12, State Duma deputy Stanislav Naumov recommended Cancel the six-day work week before the New Year’s holiday and make December 28 a day off. Addressing the chief of staff of the Russian government, the parliamentarian emphasized that such a decision could serve as “an additional impetus for the development of domestic tourism.”
Now, according to the production calendar, the off day on December 28th has been moved to Monday, December 30th. Thanks to this, the Russians will rest for 11 consecutive days, from December 29 to January 8. This year, December 31st became a holiday day, as the holiday was moved from January 7th to today.
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Source: Gazeta
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