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Re:Finland's prime minister wants her country on a four-day ... by goatinaboat on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:53AM (#21981737)
it proved baseless.

Structurally high youth unemployment was the consequence. The French system is fantastic once you are over the hurdle of actually getting a permanent contract, but the barrier to entry is much higher than in comparable economies such as the UK. It just depends which segment of the population you are optimising for.

Re:Finland's prime minister wants her country on a four-day ... by BiteCode_dev on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @12:05PM (#21981887)
It's more about the fact we can't fire anybody, so hiring is a scary game.
Re:Finland's prime minister wants her country on a four-day ... by klarstrup on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @11:54AM (#21981756)
Back in the old days the English really knew how to keep youth employment high