The Russian Trilateral Commission on the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations, which represents the government, employers and employees, will continue to discuss a potential transition to a four-day work week, reports Urdupoint, citing an announcement made by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday. Medvedev held a meeting with Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov, during which the prime minister suggested discussing the idea of a four-day work week. Shmakov said the Commission would establish a working group for this initiative. Shmakov agreed that the labor law should be more flexible, but noted that it should also protect the interests of the employee. He added that although new technologies reduce the amount of human labour, people should still receive at least the same amount of pay that they would for a five-day work week. Russia’s lower house will soon discuss the proposals for switching to a four-day workweek and prepare draft laws accordingly, based on discussions with the government, trade unions and employers.