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 Cultural Centre Vancouver indoor bocce court. Every summer in June the centre hosts a week-long Italian festival called Italian Week. As part of their initiatives to preserve Italian Culture for not only the Italian community, but to promote Italian culture in Vancouver. This is done through offering Italian language classes for young and old, fine art exhibitions, wine tastings, cooking classes, Literary events, and the organization of Italia day on Commercial Drive and Il Mercato in order to showcase Italian culture and Italian business in Vancouver. In 1977 "The Drive" (Commercial Drive) between Venables and 12th Avenue was very much a "Little Italy"