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Germany Weighs Day-One Sick Pay Cuts and Bonuses for Low Absence

Officials say high absence is hurting productivity and growth.

Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Plan Faces Split Employer Views as Implementation Rules Awaited

German Employers Renew Push for Unpaid Sick-Day Waiting Period as Courts Bolster Krankengeld Protections

Mexico Publishes 40-Hour Workweek in Official Gazette, Setting Gradual Cut Through 2030

Brazil’s 6x1 Overhaul Advances in Congress as Treasury Rules Out Offsets to Firms

Launceston Council Shelves 30.4-Hour, Four-Day Week After Backlash

Brazil Weighs Faster Route to End 6x1 Workweek as Planalto Prepares Urgent Bill

Brazil Backs Shorter Workweek as Employers Press for Offsets

Brazil’s 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Reaches CCJ as Ipea Estimates 7.84% Cost for 40 Hours

Mexico Senate Approves Phased 40-Hour Workweek in Initial Vote

Mercedes CEO Warns Germany Risks Economic Slide and Right-Wing Surge

AIReF Flags Structural Flaw in Spain’s Sick-Leave System, Urges Tighter Oversight

Mexico Senate Readies 40-Hour Workweek Reform for Floor Debate

Söder Renews Call for an Extra Weekly Work Hour as Pushback Mounts in Berlin

Senate Sets February Debate on 40-Hour Week as Draft Reform Circulates

Brazil Pushes 40-Hour Week and End to 6x1, Eyes First-Semester Vote

Germany Weighs Telephone Sick-Note Rules as Warken Orders Review

Merz Questions German Sick Leave as Volodin Urges Citizens to Fend for Themselves

Doctors’ Association Backs Merz in Germany’s Sick-Leave Debate, Urges End to Phone Sick Notes

Markus Söder’s Call to Add an Hour to the Workweek Splits German Leaders