He has not really gotten very far with it, as his proposals until now have never passed inn the various government votes and committees, but with this being a pet project Shalom hasn't given up on it.
With Silvan Shalom being appointed Minister of Interior in the current government, Shalom is finally actually in the one place where it is possible for him to revive this idea and get it implemented..
According to Maariv, Shalom is set to propose implementation of the long weekend, on a trial basis for now. The trial period would have 6 to 8 Sundays of the year being considered a day off of work.
We would not be working less, as an hour or two would be added to the workday on other days of the week, plus Friday would become a short workday. Minister Shalom claims that 40% of the workforce is ineffective on the weekends, so concerns about loss of work hours are not justified, and this will make the workforce more effective and efficient.
I am in favor.