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 for Italian Week 2010 running through events spread out on a 10 days programme. La Bella Figura means "the beautiful figure" but is actually a way of life emphasizing beauty, a positive and self-image, aesthetics and graciousness. A series of important collaborations began in 2010. Qantas provided an opportunity to extend marketing and promotions across the state. The Italian Week promotional film was shown on all inbound flights into Brisbane in May 2010, and in 2011 and 2012 all across Australia. Celebrations extended to a wider area, reaching the Granite Belt region with a motor vehicle rally from Brisbane to