Entrepreneurs outraged at Sejm's decision to leave workweek unchanged

The Sejm's recent decision to introduce changes to the labor code that keep the 42-hour workweek in tact and make all Saturdays days off outraged entrepreneurs and economists. They say the decision merely complicates businesspeople's lives and warn that making all Saturdays work-free could result in an increase in unemployment and render Polish companies less attractive. According to Jeremi Mordasewicz, deputy chairman of the Business Center Club (BCC), employers deciding not to operate on Saturdays will have to pay their employees twice as much. Also, Zbigniew Niemczycki, the chairman of Polska Rada Biznesu and head of Curtis International LTD, objects to the decision claiming it in fact will make the workweek shorter. "This decision may have a negative impact on operating conditions for smaller companies and in consequence will lead to lower economic growth," said Mordasewicz. (Puls Biznesu, p.4)