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• n  hours or days of work in a calendar week

• They've also noted that state subsidies softening the impact of the reduced workweek on businesses have cost taxpayers billions.
• The Four-Day Workweek Is Winning Fans.
• Shifting to a four-day workweek could save energy, cut traffic--and make you happier.

• week

News & Articles

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• Downpours, minor flooding expected this afternoon into Friday
  A cluster of rainstorms is rolling into the Boston area, kicking off showers and thunderstorms expected to last through the rest of the workweek. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch as a low pressure system is expected to stall over the region. The rainfall is expected to be heaviest in areas south of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
  June 28, 2013 - Boston Globe
• Partly Sunny & Warm. Isolated Shower
  We're waking up to areas of morning fog down towards Harlan, Bell & Letcher Counties. A few isolated showers are also possible along the Cumberland Parkway. It's a mild start in the Blue Grass with just a few passing clouds.  Get ready for a good looking Friday and end to your workweek. We're partly sunny and warm this afternoon with highs expected in the mid 80s.  An isolated shower is possible ...
  June 28, 2013 - ABC 36 Lexington
• Dollar Iced Coffee Deals Join 7-Eleven's #Awesummer Promo
  DALLAS -- 7-Eleven Inc. is offering customers a new way to get over the workweek hump with an iced coffee promotion available on Wednesdays through Labor Day.
  June 27, 2013 - Convenience Store News

Quotes

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• Jacques Chirac in USA Today
  Chirac said the "legal duration of the workweek is and will remain 35 hours" but the ultimate question on more hours should be left to workers.
• Patrick Devedjian in NewsMax.com
  What I demand is the right for companies to opt out of the workweek and negotiate their own,Devedjian said.
• Xavier Bertrand in AFP
  We must get ourselves out of the straightjacket of the 35-hour workweek imposed everywhere and on everyone,Bertrand told AFP.