Four-day week

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A four-day week is an arrangement where a workplace or school has its employees or students work or attend school over the course of four days rather than the more customary five.^[1] This arrangement can be a part of flexible working hours, and is sometimes used to cut costs.

In 2008, employees of the Utah state government all began working ten-hour days from Monday to Thursday.^[1]^[2] By closing state government offices on Fridays, the state expected to save on operating costs such as electricity, heat, air conditioning, and gasoline for state-owned vehicles.^[2] Utah ended this practice however, in 2011, with the Utah Legislature overriding Governor Gary Herbert's veto of five-day work week legislation.^[3]

Many local governments have had alternative schedules for many years.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Public schools in Hawaii closed on 17 Fridays in 2010.^[7] Over 100 school districts in rural areas in the United States changed the school week to a four-day week; most also extended each school day by an hour or more.^[8]^[9] The changes were often made in order to save money on transportation, heating, and substitute teachers.^[8]

More modest attempts to enact 32-hour workweeks have remained elusive in the following 80 years despite pockets of residual support. shorterworkweek.com

References

1 2 Rex L. Facer II and Lori L. Wadsworth. 2010. “Four-day Workweeks: Current Research and Practice” Connecticut Law Review 42, (4): 1031-1046.
1 2 "Utah is going to a 4-day workweek". MSNBC. Associated Press. July 3, 2008.
↑ Heather Kerrigan, Utah's Demise of the Four-Day Workweek, Governing (July 13, 2011).
↑ Lori L. Wadsworth, Rex L. Facer II, and Chyleen A. Arbon. 2010. “Alternative Work Schedules in Local Government: Qui Bono?” Review of Public Personnel Administration 30, (3): 322-340.
↑ Rex L. Facer II and Lori L. Wadsworth. 2008. “Alternative Work Schedules and Work Family Balance: A Research Note.” Review of Public Personnel Administration 28, (2): 166-177.
↑ Rex L. Facer II, Lori L. Wadsworth, and Chyleen Arbon. 2009. “Cities Leading the Way: The Use of Alternative Work Schedules by Cities. 2009 Municipal Yearbook. ICMA Press: Washington DC, pp. 28-33.
↑ Herring, Chris (March 8, 2010). "Schools' New Math: The Four-Day Week". The Wall Street Journal.
1 2 Toppo, Greg (August 20, 2002). "In rural areas, the four-day school week is growing in popularity". The Christian Science Monitor. Associated Press.
↑ "Four-Day School Weeks". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved February 3, 2011.

Employment

Classifications	Casual Contingent Full-time Part-time Self-employed Skilled Independent contractor Temporary Tenure Unskilled Wage labour

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Attendance	Break Career break Furlough Gap year Leave of absence Long service leave No call, no show Sabbatical Sick leave Time clock

Schedules	Four-day week Eight-hour day Flextime Overtime Retroactive overtime Shift work Telecommuting Working time Workweek and weekend

Wages and salaries	Income bracket Income tax Living wage Maximum wage National average salary World Europe Minimum wage Canada Hong Kong Europe United States Progressive wage Singapore Overtime rate Paid time off Performance-related pay Salary Salary cap Working poor

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Willingness	Civil conscription Conscription Dead-end job Extreme careerism Job satisfaction Organizational commitment McJob Refusal of work Slavery Bonded labour Human trafficking Labour camp Penal labour Peonage Truck system Unfree labour Wage slavery Workaholic Work aversion Work ethic Work–life balance Downshifting Slow living

Termination	At-will employment Dismissal Banishment room Constructive dismissal Wrongful dismissal Employee exit management Exit interview Layoff Notice period Pink slip Resignation Letter of resignation Restructuring Retirement Mandatory retirement Retirement age Severance package Golden handshake Golden parachute Turnover

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Four-day week

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