Hear, Hear For The Compressed Workweek
Companies are increasingly realizing that a compressed workweek—where you work four ten-hour days—is better than a regular workweek for tons of reasons.
The state of Utah began offering that option to employees in 2008, and recently asked their workers whether they liked the option. A whopping 82% loved it, reports HRE Online.
“I don’t think you could survey any American workplace and get 80-some percent of the employees to agree on the color of the sky,” Michael Fischl, a University of Connecticut law professor who organized a four-day workweek symposium, told HRE Online.
Companies love it because it saves money, energy, and the environment, not to mention reducing overtime costs.
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