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Three-day workweek? Sounds great, but…

If one of the worlds wealthiest businesspeople had his way, the world would move to a three-day workweek. But what's the tradeoff?

By Alan Goforth | Updated on August 14, 2014
Telmex CEO Carlos Slim believes moving to a three-day workweek would create a healthier, more-productive workforce. Photo: Associated Press

God rested on the seventh day, according to the Genesis account of creation. However, if one of the world’s wealthiest businesspeople had his way, workers would rest on the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh days.

Carlos Slim, CEO of the Mexican telecommunications company Telmex, believes moving to a three-day workweek would create a healthier, more-productive workforce. Slim, considered the second-wealthiest person in the world, made his widely reported remarks at a July business conference in Paraguay.

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