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An Australian company has become the first to have a four-day week after a landmark bargaining agreement.
Workers at Oxfam Australia will be able to work just four days a week after the company agreed to a deal with the Australian Services Union.
The employee bargaining agreement will allow permanent full-time employees who are working 35 hours a week to have their hours reduced to 30 over four days, without losing any pay.
Oxfam will run the new scheme as a six-month pilot to see how it impacts the workforce.
It has 97 full-time workers in Australia and 37 part-time employees.
The employee bargaining agreement will allow permanent full-time employees who are working 35 hours a week to have their hours reduced to 30 over four days with the same pay (stock image)
Permanent part-time employees will have their working hours and entitlements pro-rated against a 30 hour full-time load.
ASU Victorian Private Sector Branch secretary Imogen
