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Two UB-led studies show that the impact of Chinese competition depends on the type of employment, and that collective bargaining agreements can intensify wage losses. Globalization does not affect all workers equally. The sector in which people work has a lot to do with it, but it is not the only factor.

According to the results of the European scientific project InnovaWorking The 4-day working day can increase productivity, improve work-life balance and retain talent when there is a real commitment on the part of the company that promotes it. These are some of the conclusions of InnovaWorking, a European scientific project coordinated by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), which presented today in the European Parliament its research results on innovative working time policies that have been negotiated between unions and employers in different countries of the European Union.