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Saturday 19 September 2020
The council extended the trial period due to the “extremely positive feedback”.
Pedestrianisation trials are being carried out in the area this weekend.
The pedestrianisation trials take place over four consecutive weekends starting today.
With very little cost, Cork City Council has plans to make streets pedestrian-only until 31 August, and possibly beyond that, if it goes well.
Trials begin on 25 July and will run for 4 consecutive weekends.
Dublin City Council has proposed measures to allow the city to function as Covid-19 restrictions are eased.
Dublin City Council is trialling three traffic-free days at College Green this summer.
The street has been closed to most traffic since works began on the Luas Cross City.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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