Debates of March 6, 2023 (day 146)

Date
March
6
2023
Session
19th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
146
Members Present
Hon. Diane Archie, Hon. Frederick Blake Jr., Hon. Paulie Chinna, Ms. Cleveland, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Mr. Edjericon, Hon. Julie Green, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Martselos, Ms. Nokleby, Mr. O’Reilly, Ms. Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Rocky Simpson, Hon. Shane Thompson, Ms. Weyallon Armstrong
Topics
Statements

Question 1436-19(2): Four-Day Work Week

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I really do believe that the path to a fourday work week has to come through employees and employers. There are a few carrots and sticks the government can but, for today, I just have one question for the Premier. And does she agree that a fourday work week is awesome? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Honourable Premier.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to say just yes, but the reality is you have to look at the individual situations. You have to look at employees, their needs, their desires. Some people prefer a fourday work week. Some people are workaholics, like myself, tend to work seven days a week. Other people only want to work one day a week. So it's looking at the person's interests. It's also looking at the employer's needs. Some agencies I have run agencies in my past in the NGO world where it was hard to get parttime people because we were open seven days a week. So I did move to a fourday work week. That way the parttime people could take threeday work weeks instead of two. So, again, Mr. Speaker, I think that it does depend on the needs and the desires of the employee and the employers and each situation is different. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.