Currently, the system is used in 2.75% of Belgian companies, including a majority of large companies. For example, 22.7% of companies with 200 to 500 workers have at least one employee under the four-day week regime. For establishments with more than 500 workers, this figure rises to 36%.
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“The fact that this regime is more likely to be imposed in large companies is explained by the fact that it is easier to ensure continuity. It is also more obvious to manage everything that is administrative “explains Olivier Marcq, legal expert at Acerta Consult. The system is also slightly more popular among workers (0.95%) than among employees (0.64%).
This four day week “doesn’t really seem feasible for all jobs and in all sectors. Workers don’t seem to want to adopt this pace either”notes Olivier Marcq. “For now, the added value of the system lies more in the safety net it offers workers to arrange their working week differently, if they wish,” he adds.
