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Utah Four Day Work Week Environmentally Friendly
Posted on July 02, 2008
Not sure whether you would consider this a dream come true or not, depending on the hit your bank will take, but Utah has become the first US state to make it mandatory to take a three day weekend. Their guise is for environmental friendliness, but I think we can all see through that.Governor Jon Huntsman, a first-term Republican, has introduced the change, which will affect the majority of state employees, in an attempt to reduce the state's carbon footprint, increase energy efficiency, improve customer service and provide workers more flexibility. The reaction (from the public) has been v...
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