Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. An empty office amid the pandemic. Reuters The government will cover costs for employers who offer their workers a 32-hour workweek. The four-day workweek has gained steam around the world and has been tested by Microsoft in Japan. Spain is set to become one of the first countries to test out a four-day workweek, an experiment advocates have long argued boosts productivity and creativity among workers. According to The Guardian's Ashifa Kassam, the Spanish government agreed to a pilot program earlier this year at the urging of left-wing party Más País and has been meeting with the group party since to dictate terms of the program. While details haven't yet been solidified, Más País is proposing a three-year, 50-million-euro project that would allow companies to test out a 32-hour workweek without docking employee pay.