疫情改變了工作制度的生態結構,許多公司已經採取遠端工作,加上現代人重視勞動與生活平衡,新工作模式勢在必行。西班牙將成為全球第一個以國家為單位,來推行週休3日的試驗計畫(pilot project),在政府提供3年補貼下,此政策預計今秋試行。
【西班牙週休3日淺談】
pilot project 試驗計畫
A:Spanish government has agreed to launch a modest four-day working week pilot project.
(西班牙政府已經同意要執行一個審慎的週休3日試驗計畫。)
B:That makes it the first country to test out the four-day workweek.
(那西班牙便成為第一個測試一週工作4天的國家。)
to broach 提出討論
A:As a matter of fact, lots of countries, including Finland and New Zealand, have broached the subject.
(事實上,許多國家包含芬蘭和紐西蘭,都曾經提出這個想法。)
B:Over the years, the idea has been steadily gaining steam globally.
(過去幾年來,這個想法持續受到全球關注。)
subsidiary 分公司
A:For example, Microsoft ran an experiment at its Japan subsidiary called "Work-Life Choice Challenge" in 2019.
(如微軟在日本分公司於2019年實施名為「工作-生活選擇挑戰」的實驗。)
B:Especially after the pandemic, telecommuting has gradually become the norm for many companies.
(尤其在疫情過後,遠端工作已經成為許多公司的日常了。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to hash out:反覆推敲
2. to cap:設限
3. in the wake of:緊接著⋯⋯之後
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