Belaro: Four-day work week can have problems

Compressed work week should apply only to multinational firms and big companies that can afford it. In the Philippines, most companies are categorized as small to medium-sized enterprises.

One problem I foresee with the four-day work week is when holidays fall on any day during those four days.

It is my position that when any kind of non-working holiday falls on any day in the compressed work week, the employer must be allowed to make up for the lost work day by having the employee report on one of the three rest days but at regular day pay rate.

In this situation, employers would be in a very disadvantageous position because under current law they would be required to pay the holiday rate and the extra working on a rest day rate. The law should be fair to both the employee and the employer.

Another problem I foresee is when different offices run on different work week schedules because that can also cause workflow or production disruptions.