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Compressed Work Week
Defined as an option to work more hours per day but fewer days within a one or two week period, compressed work week variations include 9/80, 4/40, and 3/36. Compressed -- or alternate -- work schedules offer many benefits to both employers and employees.
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Employer Advantages |
Employee Advantages |
- Gains hours of coverage for business services without paying overtime wages
- Provides a recruitment tool
- Reduces employee absenteeism and tardiness
- Increases employee morale
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- Can provide three or four day weekends
- Offers an opportunity to help "clear the air"
- Increases morale, employee loyalty
- Decreases absenteeism and tardiness
- Provides better balance between work/personal time
- One of the most coveted benefits an employer can offer
- Reduces vacation time used
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Steps to Implement a 9/80 for Hourly Employees |
