Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Chile: agreement between H&M management and employees that lowers working hours down to 40 per week Chile: agreement between H&M management and employees that lowers working hours down to 40 per week On 24 January, after several weeks of low-key talks, H&M Chile group (Hennes & Mauritz AB) announced the conclusion of an agreement with the H&M Chile Workers Union that includes a reduction in working hours from 45 down to 40 per week, without any reduction in salary. Information over the measure, which will come into effect on 01 April 2020, was released by several of Chile’s media, while draft legislation, which the Chambers of Deputies approved in November 2019, and which is currently under debate in the Senate (see article 11624), proposes lowering weekly working time to 40 hours for all of Chile’s workers.The agreement also intends for several improvements in working conditions that will be gradually put in place from February 2020. Through . Published on 04 February 2020 à 12h49 - Update on 04 February 2020 à 12h52 Resources In a statement released by H&M Chile management, employees working 40 hours per week will thus be entitled to a salary of CLP 700,000 (€800), while part-time employees (working 30 hours per week) will be paid CLP 500,000 (€577) per month).… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
