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A few lucky workers in Gothenburg, Sweden, will scale back to a six-hour workday this summer as part of an unusual government experiment. The test group of government workers will work a six-hour day beginning July 1, while a second control group will continue to work an eight-hour day, according to The Local, an English-language news site.
The Working Time Regulations set a maximum limit on weekly working hours. The general rule is that working time, including overtime, in any reference period, shall not exceed an average of 48 hours for each seven days. You are under a positive duty to take all reasonable steps, in keeping with the need to protect the health and safety of workers, to ensure that this limit is not exceeded.