Novel Four-Day Workweek Option Among Newly Enacted Measures

Mauritius enacts law giving employees the option of a four-day workweek and expanding employer-paid leave entitlements to care for an ailing family member, among other key employment-related changes.

Employer Action Code: Act

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 was signed into law, implementing the government's 2023 – 2024 budget. The act contains several employment-related measures among its many tax-related and other provisions.

Key details

Notable measures, effective July 1, 2023, include:

• Employers may, with employee consent and at least 48 hours' notice, require the employee to work his or her stipulated hours, in any week, on a four-day-week basis. Conversely, employees may request a four-day workweek, with the employer required to grant the request unless operational requirements make it unfeasible.