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One pilot found absenteeism was reduced, recruitment increased and the number of resignations fell slightly. In addition, male employees increased their childcare time by around 30 percent (Photo: Unsplash)

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How does a 32-hour working week sound?

For years, the EU's strategies for responding to an increasingly globalised world have focused on economic growth, competitiveness, and jobs.

It is only in recent years, particularly in the wake of climate change and the coronavirus crisis, that the environmental and social pillars have gained prominence in these roadmaps — and the objective of growth has been supplemented by the adjectives "smart", "sustainable" or

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

One pilot found absenteeism was reduced, recruitment increased and the number of resignations fell slightly. In addition, male employees increased their childcare time by around 30 percent (Photo: Unsplash)

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

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