Recruitment News

Utah has become the first U.S. state to mandate a four day working week in a year-long experiment sparked by high fuel costs and traffic congestion.

The new working week, consisting of four 10-hour days a week, is gaining public support throughout the U.S.

Florida University announced that its decision to cut down to a four day week would save an estimated $250 000 on electricity.

However industry experts doubt the trend will become widespread in Australia.

Executive Director of Adelaide’s Centre for Labour Research John Spoehr told a South Australian newspaper that compressed weeks have been offered in several industries (namely mining and the public sector), but not many people have taken up the opportunity.