However, in Central Scotland there were 100 working days lost this year, compared with five in 2011 and one in 2010.

BBC: Police attacks 'a national shame', say Lib Dems

Mamani had only been working in the mine for five days before the collapse, and his father-in-law has told reporters that Mamani has decided to never work in a mine again.

CNN: After a final day together, miners begin to disband

Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi said he expected to see immediate benefits from the change, particularly for the tourist industry, as Samoans would now have five working days of continuous contact with counterparts in New Zealand and Australia.

BBC: Samoa and Tokelau skip a day for dateline change

The number of managers working six days a week has fallen from one-in-five three years ago to one-in-10 today, a report by business magazine Management Today said.

BBC: Company bosses reclaim weekends