Editorial: Liberation

• The reduction of working hours is again a subject of debate, and a 32-hour work week is no longer taboo.
• Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, insists on the restructuring of work time, not its reduction.
• Experiments to work 35 hours over four days instead of five are underway.
• The current society is experiencing a shift in the work model due to varied family and personal situations.
• The needs of society are not necessarily incompatible with those of companies.
• Some businesses support a 32-hour week (paid 35) over four days.
• Flexibility seems to be the answer to today's lifestyles, but it requires quality social dialogue, which is often lacking in France.

Conclusion: The debate on working hours reduction is surfacing once again, driven by changes in family and personal circumstances. Flexibility might be the answer, but it requires robust social dialogue that is currently lacking.

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