Organisational Change

5.8.9 Compressed Work Weeks

A variation of flex-time is the compressed work week. This generally squeezes the hours of a “normal” work week into a shorter period to allow for a regular day off. Examples include four 10-hour days with the fifth day off, or nine-hour days with the tenth day off. Many other different hourly combinations can be created to meet the needs of the employee and the business. For example, the New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency offers an alternative work week programme that provides employees with the option of working four 10-hour days so they can have the fifth day off, or working 70 hours in nine days so they can have the tenth day off. Employers benefit from such arrangements by being able to provide employees ...