October 01, 2008
State agency moves toward "compressed" work week
With a goal of reducing energy consumption and employee commuting costs, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is considering allowing most of its employees the option of working "compressed" four-day weeks twice a month.
The agency is negotiating the proposed schedule with the Public Employees Federation and the Civil Service Employees Association, the Times Union reports. The compressed period doesn't mean workers will work fewer hours; a full week generally runs 37.5 hours.
Some of the details are still being finalized, and [a PEF spokesperson] didn't want to divulge too many for fear of derailing the plan. In Washington, the head of the federal Office of Personnel Management has rejected four-day work weeks.
We have concluded that such a proposal would be detrimental to the Federal Government's ability to provide essential services, would weaken national security safeguards, and impact current recruitment and retention efforts with within the Federal workforce. For background, see NY Public Payroll Watch here.
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