Q: I am a business owner and am considering implementing a 4 Day work week, how is this going to effect employee productivity? ~ John from Michigan
A: Well John, Utah just passed a state law making the 4 Day work week mandatory and other states are sure to follow suit soon. Instead of having an employee work a typical 5 day / 8 hour work week, employees work a 4 day / 10 hour work week, still equaling 40 hours. According to your business needs, employers can either have employees work Mon-Thurs or Tues-Fri shifts. If your business needs Mon-Fri coverage, then you can just split your employees work hours to cover the entire work week. The 4 Day work week schedule allows employees to receive a three day weekend with; Fri, Sat and Sunday off or Sat, Sun, Mon off. Studies have shown that switching to a 40 hour work week actually increases employee productivity because employees have more quality time with their family, it also cuts down on gas costs and can save a business up to 100k in annual energy costs. Not bad for working only 4 days.
