Belgium: Volvo extends partial unemployment until summer

k, based in Gent, northwestern Belgium, announced the extension of partial unemployment measures until the end of June, at least. In February, Volvo introduced a system with two or three idle days a week. (Ref. 090223)

Two days worked, three idle days. The company chose partial unemployment (called temporary
unemployment in Belgium) for its factory, dividing the week in two. Workers are
sent to partial unemployment for two or three days. This system was negotiated
between management and...