35-hour workweek

The 35-hour workweek is a labour reform policy adopted in France in February 2000, under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's Plural Left government. Promoted by Minister of Labour Martine Aubry, it was adopted in two phases: the Aubry 1 law in June 1998 and the Aubry 2 law in January 2000. The previous legal working week was 39 hours, established by President François Mitterrand, also a member of the Socialist Party. The 35-hour working week had been on the Socialist Party's 1981 electoral program, titled 110 Propositions for France, but was not pursued because of the poor state of the economy.^[1]

Time worked after the standard legal limit of 35 hours is considered overtime. The reform's aim is primarily to lower the unemployment rate, then at a record high of 12.5%,^[2] by encouraging the creation of jobs with work sharing.

^ Estevão, Marcello; Sá, Filipa (July 2008). "The 35-hour workweek in France: Straightjacket or welfare improvement?". Economic Policy. 23 (55): 417–463. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0327.2008.00204.x. S2CID 55762760. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015.
^ Gilles, Fabrice (15 March 2015). "Evaluating the Impact of a Working Time Regulation on Capital Operating Time: The French 35‐hour Work Week Experience" (PDF). Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 62 (2): 117–148. doi:10.1111/sjpe.12067. hdl:20.500.12210/19392. S2CID 155065510.

[:1-1] Estevão, Marcello; Sá, Filipa (July 2008). "The 35-hour workweek in France: Straightjacket or welfare improvement?". Economic Policy. 23 (55): 417–463. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0327.2008.00204.x. S2CID 55762760. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015.

[:0-2] Gilles, Fabrice (15 March 2015). "Evaluating the Impact of a Working Time Regulation on Capital Operating Time: The French 35‐hour Work Week Experience" (PDF). Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 62 (2): 117–148. doi:10.1111/sjpe.12067. hdl:20.500.12210/19392. S2CID 155065510.

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