25% of human resources (HR) experts in the country surveyed by the portal multitasking, He does not believe that it is possible to reduce the working day and keep the same wages. The survey was conducted among 644 professionals in Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Panama and Chile.

What worries them the most about this measure, according to the study, is that employees would not have enough time to fulfill their obligations, which could reduce productivity.

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Additionally, 56% of human resources professionals H H. Ecuadorians do not consider it possible to apply the reduction of working hours in their organizations, which is contrary to the results in Peru where 73% believe that this measure is sustainable; in Chile 67%; in Argentina 66%; and in Panama 62%.

Regarding the plans of state organizational departments to reduce working hours, only 7% of respondents in Ecuador are considering implementing this measure, which is the lowest figure among the countries that participated in the study. On the other hand, in Panama, 41% of respondents plan to reduce working hours in their institutions.

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Ecuador was a pioneer in Latin America in terms of reducing working hours. The Labor Act of 1938 established a maximum of 44 working hours. In 1980, Congress approved the reduction of the working day to 40 hours per week, a measure ratified in 1997.

Article 47 of the Labor Law stipulates: “A working day can last no longer than eight hours a day, and no more than forty hours a week, unless otherwise stipulated by law.”

In Argentina and Mexico, the day still lasts 48 hours. Attempts to reduce it to 40 have been the subject of controversy in the North American country.

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