Earth Equity News

Utah Experiments with Four-Day Work Week. CSM, July 28, 2008. "This summer, Utah became the first state to institute a mandatory four-day week for most state workers. The change affects 17,000 employees, about 80% of the state workforce. 'There is a huge emotional and green desire to move to a four-day week,' says Bernadette Kenny... of Adecco, a human resources firm... 'It sounds opportunistic for people's lives, saving on gas and being home with the family more. But the implications for both employers and employees are very great and not to be underestimated.'"