Premier Shimon Peres, his status as a leader of the Socialist International notwithstanding, believes the best way to induce workers to leave the bloated civil service for more productive sectors of the economy is to cut their pay. Peres told an advertising industry convention that pay cuts were preferable to firing workers. He said he would also consider a five-day work week. Most Israelis have only one day off–Saturday.
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