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Longer work days? Oui!

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Full-time workers in France typically get five weeks of vacation from jobs with shorter workweeks than most of us are used to, just 35 hours a week. But now French legislators are saying it may not be a bad idea to encourage people to work more. They've approved a measure championed by President Nicolas Sarkozy that cuts taxes on overtime pay, part of a sweeping economic package he's pushing to open up the country's economy. The bill's almost certain to pass.



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