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Compressed Workweeks Employees who compress their workweeks are generally able to avoid the peak commute time each day by arriving early and/or staying late. Businesses benefit from extended hours of customer service and production, help in recruiting and retention among others. The most commonly used variations of compressed workweeks include: 4/10 Workweek
A 4/10 schedule allows employees to work four 10-hour days in one week (instead of five 8-hour days) and have one extra day off (called a "flex day"). The day off does not have to be Friday, as illustrated above; it can be any day of the week. You can divide your department into two work groups, one taking Fridays off and one taking Mondays off, or arrange coverage so that different employees are off on different days. Some organizations have every employee on a 4/10 schedule and close down for the fifth day. 9/80 Workweek
A 9/80 schedule operates over a two-week cycle. Employees commonly work four 9-hour days and one 8-hour day the first calendar week and four 9-hour days with an extra day off the second calendar week. Again, the day off does not have to be Friday. If you are considering a 9/80 schedule for non-exempt employees, federal law requires payment of overtime for non-exempts who work more than 40 hours in a workweek. To avoid paying overtime, you can redefine the workweek for your unit to start at the midpoint of the eight-hour day in your schedule. In the example above, each workweek could be defined as starting Friday at noon and ending the following Friday at noon. This creates two 40-hour workweeks. Consult with your Human Resources (HR) Department if you have questions about how to do this. 3/12 Workweek
A 3/12 schedule enables employees to work three 12-hour days with two extra days off each week. The days off do not have to be Thursday and Friday. This schedule is often used for weekends and other difficult-to-staff shifts. A variation has employees work four hours on a fourth day each week or eight hours on a fourth day every other week.
Note: This information is based on “The Manager’s Guide to Compressed Workweeks and Flextime,” published in 1998 by Washington State University Cooperative Extension Energy Program in collaboration with Commuter Challenge and with additional support provided by Washington State Department of Transportation.
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