The majority of employers in Russia, or 76%, said they do not support the switch to a shortened workweek, according to survey data from job board HeadHunter and local Russian newspaper Vedomosti.

The survey comes as the government announced that it would discuss a transition into a four-day workweek.

According to the survey, 12% of employers in Russia said that they may switch within the next two years, while 8% said they may start four-day workweeks in the “distant future”.

Among the reasons for not supporting a shortened workweek, employers listed the necessity of lowering wages, possible increase in overtime work and work efficiency decrease for employers as concerns.

Meanwhile, 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.