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NEWS ABOUT: four-day week

four-day week stories: 2 news summaries

 It's Official: 
 The 4-Day Week Works 

Utah shows economic, environmental, and health benefits from new scheme

Aug 25, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A year ago, Utah’s governor instituted a 4-day, 10-hour-a-day workweek for some 17,000 state employees—and the results so far show big benefits, GOOD reports:
  • Closed offices on Fridays have cut energy use by 13% and reduced the state’s carbon footprint by some 6,000 metric
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commute • Utah • weekend • five day workweek • four-day week

Utah State Workers Get 4-Day Week

Measure meant to save money, reduce energy use gains across US

Jul 1, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Utah will roll out a mandatory four-day work week for most state employees in August, USA Today reports, the first state to do so. Republican Gove. Jon Huntsman says he's making the change to reduce his state's negative impact on the environment and to provide workers with more flexibility; offices... More »

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Utah • Jon Huntsman • four-day week

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