21.   But workers prefer freezing wages and shortening work hours to layoffs.

22.   Germans work fewer hours, earn more money and take longer vacations than people in most other countries.

23.   He told parliament Wednesday that the meeting with labor and business leaders would focus on reducing work hours to share jobs, spurring growth and finding jobs for youths.

24.   Kim said the company had rejected a union proposal to cut work hours instead of laying off workers.

25.   Legislators have agreed in principle to let employers calculate work hours over an entire year, allowing for longer or shorter hours a week depending on business activity.

26.   Negotiations between employers and the German metalworkers union, over wages and reduction of work hours for older workers broke off Tuesday, the union said.

27.   The Socialist government will implement staggered work hours during the summer in an effort to reduce air pollution in the capital.

28.   The Socialist government will implement staggered work hours during the summer months in an effort to reduce air pollution in the capital.

29.   Truckers are angry about a new government proposal for calculating work hours that they say will keep them on the road longer to make ends meet.

30.   Newspapers Sunday quoted Hyundai officials as saying they would maintain reduced work hours for a while because of an excessive inventory.