Utah's Four Day Work Week Ends September 6, 2011

Gary Herbert sent a letter to state employees announcing the state will be back
on a five day work week starting September 6, 2011.


Utah Legislature voted last month to override the Governor's veto of a
bill requiring state agencies to reopen on Fridays. The bill would have
allowed agencies to keep some employees on a work week of four
10-hour days, however Herbert said the legislature didn't allocate any extra funding
for the bill and so due to costs involved.  the state will go back to a five day work
week.

 KSL                 Salt Lake Tribune

Provo City and Spanish Fork cities tried the four 10 hour day work weeks years ago
and both cities found that some city offices needed to be open on Fridays.  They then
kept offices open four 10 hour days with offices open on Fridays and rotated employees
to cover.  Provo City did not allocate any extra money to departments to cover the
extra hours on Friday.

I wonder how many more government agencies will try a four day work week or how
soon the state will try it again.