Spain: entire city of Valencia tests the 4-day week for four consecutive weeks

Spain’s third largest city (after Madrid and Barcelona) has decided to experiment with a four-day working week (10 April – 07 May) by taking advantage of four consecutive Monday public holidays. Valencia is emerging as Spain’s pilot for the shorter working week. This initiative follows on from another pilot that was launched on 30 June 2022 at the regional level in a bid to support businesses attempting to switch to the four-day week, to help them break down reticence, to financially subsidize