“One extra hour of work per week would bring us enormous economic growth and is really not too much to ask,” Söder
Additionally, he called for the abolition of sick notes by telephone, already demanded by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and a gradual restriction in the ability to retire at 63
Even if - and that’s one huge “if” - the amount of work done increased linearly (or at all) with hours worked, this would be a single digit percentage improvement at best.
You’d get more work per hour of a worker’s time by endorsing remote work (think of all the hours spent in traffic).
Work smarter, not harder.