Survey: Do You Like the Idea of a Four Day Week?
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 08.14.08
Kenny posted recently how schools that have gone on a four day week to save fuel have "reaped enormous benefits" including savings on cooling and improved staff morale. The Christian Science Monitor reported earlier that "flexible hours are not just good for retaining existing workers, but also for recruiting new ones."- people like it a lot.
The CSM asks if workers are as productive on longer shifts, if those who are already working too much overtime will put in yet more, and most importantly, what will happen to dinnertime?
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