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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: 35-hour working week

35-hour working week stories: 2 news summaries

Brits Working Longer Days

UK employees put in 41.4 hours a week,
up from 40.7 in 2006

Sep 3, 08 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britons are among the hardest working Europeans, with only Romanians and Bulgarians working longer than the 41.4 hours our former colonizers put in at the office weekly. That's 2 more hours than the average European, the Telegraph reports, and it's up from 40.7 hours in 2006. Workers in... More »

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European Union • office • statistics • Britain • 35-hour working week

 Sarkozy: 'I Made Some Mistakes' 

Vows to 'stay the course' on French TV

Apr 25, 08 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his first year in office in a TV interview but admitted he made mistakes, reports the BBC. It's been a rough debut. His controversial policies—met by fierce opposition in certain sectors— have failed to reverse an economic downturn, and his flashy courtship of model... More »

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European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • 2008 Beijing Olympics • French economy • Carla Bruni • Ingrid Betancourt • subprime crisis • Olympic boycotts • 35-hour working week

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