FORTY-HOUR WEEK
EXTENSION IN FRANCE CHAUTEMPS GOVERNMENT'S GESTURE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, Juno 26. The ‘ Manchester Guardian’s ’ Paris correspondent says that the first important decision of the Chautemps Government is a gesture of goodwill to its Left supporters in the form of a decree applying the 40-hour week to hotels and restaurants, WIDESPREAD PROTESTS TOURIST SEASON AFFECTED. PARIS, June 26. As a protest against the introduction of the 40-hour week, 300,000 'restaurant and. cafe proprietors threaten to close their establishments on Monday. Apart from depriving Frenchmen of their greatest amenity, they say, it will bo a serious blow, as the tourist season is now at its height. The employers say the change of hours will require 60,000 additional employees. ’
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Evening Star, Issue 22686, 28 June 1937, Page 10
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119FORTY-HOUR WEEK Evening Star, Issue 22686, 28 June 1937, Page 10
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