Four-day week of work on Fridays. In 2016, a IT company in Romania, declared Monday as a day-off. As a result of reducing with 20% of working time, Friday has become much more productive. The employees said that three days off actually means 50% more free time then before. In New Zealand, trust company Perpetual Guardian announced in February 2018 that it would begin trialing a four-day work week in March 2018. Unlike many four-day week initiatives which require staff to work longer days for the same pay, or receive less pay, Perpetual Guardian’s plan, instigated by founder Andrew Barnes, saw the
Italian Week Stanthorpe and others food and wine, and music events (including a concert with Australian artists Jon English and Peter Cupples). Another significant cultural collaboration involved the launch of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, one of the few internationally recognized cultural institutions of the Republic of Italy. The launch featured International recording artists Patrizio Buanne, Lisa Hunt, Anna Maria la Spina, Natalie Gauci (winner of Australian Idol 2007) and, Veronica and Shadi Abraham (winners of My Kitchen Rules 2010) and many others guests. The event calendar for Italian Week 2011 was richer than all the previous years and played a special