French central bank joins critics of 35-hour week

By Brian Love

PARIS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer weighed in against France's statutory 35-hour work week in an interview published on Friday, saying rigid rules can push up labour costs and force companies to move elsewhere.

The conservative government says that it wants to get rid of at least some of the constraints of the 35-hour law introduced by a left-wing government at the end of the 1990s but it is treading carefully, setting ...