“I think the transition from five to four working days is a matter of the near future.
Although some enterprises are already working in this format - within the framework of remote or part-time employment.
Moreover, at the height of the pandemic, this was one of the best decisions in terms of retaining personnel and continuing the activities of the enterprise, ”said the RIA Novosti deputy.
He recalled that when introducing such changes, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of the work of enterprises of a continuous cycle, where a shortened working week is initially impossible.
“My opinion is that the market itself will come to optimization where possible, artificial restrictions or, conversely, imposition will only harm,” Nilov said.
The coronavirus pandemic has shown that a normal balance between work and free time is quite possible, he added.
In May last year, Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov said that the department was ready to consider proposals to switch to a four-day work week.
According to Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, the movement towards the "four-day period" should be gradual, based on economic logic.