Comments on: Jaguar Employees Vote for 4-Day Work Week Instead of Layoffs http://www.corporate-eye.com/blog/2009/03/jaguar-employees-vote-for-4-day-work-week-instead-of-layoffs/ ...compare, compete, excel Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:23:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott http://www.corporate-eye.com/blog/2009/03/jaguar-employees-vote-for-4-day-work-week-instead-of-layoffs/#comment-1951 Scott Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:53:35 +0000 http://www.corporate-eye.com/?p=4567#comment-1951 I wonder if the current state of the economy is the catalyst needed to really push telecommuting as a viable option for some of the more stodgy companies that insisted on having workers in the office and under thumb? Also, rather than eliminating a full workday as they did here; a compressed 40-hour work week might be an option. Run the shop 7:00-6:00 on Mon-Thu and shut everything down on Fridays. That might be an easier pill to swallow than mandatory layoffs. I know this won't work in many places, but the cost-savings in operating the office/facility alone might help prevent layoffs. I wonder if the current state of the economy is the catalyst needed to really push telecommuting as a viable option for some of the more stodgy companies that insisted on having workers in the office and under thumb?

Also, rather than eliminating a full workday as they did here; a compressed 40-hour work week might be an option. Run the shop 7:00-6:00 on Mon-Thu and shut everything down on Fridays. That might be an easier pill to swallow than mandatory layoffs. I know this won’t work in many places, but the cost-savings in operating the office/facility alone might help prevent layoffs.

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