Among the suggestions to work around Metro Manila’s horrendous traffic is Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo’s proposal to reduce the work week to four days while extending daily hours to 10.
“Castelo pushed for the enactment of House Bill, 1378, or the proposed 10-hour, four-day, or 10/4, work week schedule,” reports InterAksyon.com.
Castelo had authored and filed the original bill on “Four-Day Work Week Act” in 2011 and refiled the same bill in 2013 as House Bill 1378.
Castelo — who is the chair of the House committee on Metro Manila development — was quoted as saying, “It should not be strictly implemented for the private sectorBut it should also be made clear that its adoption for private enterprises should be understood as a way to save on workers from experiencing those severe traffic gridlocks in the metropolis.”
The report noted: “Castelo’s proposed 10/4 work week formula does not change the traditional 40 hours of work every week. It will still be 40 hours a week, but the work schedule will run from Monday to Thursday instead of until Friday. Public and private sector employees will put in two additional hours of work daily.”
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