Greece starts six-day working week for some industries

Greece has introduced a six-day working week for certain industries in a bid to boost economic growth.New legislation, which came into effect at the start of July, allows employees to work up to 48 hours in a week as opposed to 40. It only applies to businesses which operate on a 24-hour basis and is optional for workers, who get paid an extra 40% for the overtime they do. However, the move by the Greek…