{"id":458038,"date":"2022-06-05T14:46:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T11:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/can-i-change-my-employees-schedules-to-give-them-a-4-day-week\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T14:46:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T11:46:50","slug":"can-i-change-my-employees-schedules-to-give-them-a-4-day-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/can-i-change-my-employees-schedules-to-give-them-a-4-day-week\/","title":{"rendered":"#Can I change my employees&#8217; schedules to give them a 4-day week?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40dc9e3928f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40dc9e3928f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/can-i-change-my-employees-schedules-to-give-them-a-4-day-week\/#%E2%80%9CCan_I_change_my_employees_schedules_to_give_them_a_4-day_week%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Can I change my employees&#8217; schedules to give them a 4-day week?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCan_I_change_my_employees_schedules_to_give_them_a_4-day_week%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Can I change my employees&#8217; schedules to give them a 4-day week?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/WorkSchedule.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>I recently proposed the idea to my employees of working four days a week with three days off. Each employee would work two extra hours per shift, so they\u2019d still have a 40-hour week. This will require some juggling because not everyone can have the same three-day weekend, but we can rotate. It was well-received by the employees. Will I run into any NYC labor laws that might prevent this concept?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are smart. Most people crave flexibility and with the labor market as tight as it is, employers need to be creative and flexible in order to win the talent war. New York doesn\u2019t require overtime to be paid on extra hours in the day, but only above 40 over the course of the work week, so you aren\u2019t increasing your costs by doing this. The biggest challenge will be juggling schedules so that you have the coverage that you need, including during holidays and vacations, but that\u2019s a small inconvenience for the goodwill and loyalty you will earn by accommodating this work schedule. The other consideration is to make sure that you have the flexibility to revert back to a regular five-day schedule if this doesn\u2019t work out. Be transparent with your team that if it doesn\u2019t work for the business, you retain the right to adjust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week, you were downright giddy about the lovely legality of servers and chefs working 10-hour shifts without being eligible for overtime. Hey, who cares if they\u2019re on their feet to the point of collapse, right? Enjoy your cheesecake.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I do tend to get giddy over dessert, and just about any kind, I confess. But I wasn\u2019t giddy about people collapsing from working longer shifts, just merely clarifying the law. An employer has the right to establish the terms that they want to run their business. It\u2019s not like employees aren\u2019t getting paid for the extra hours \u2014 the law just says it isn\u2019t overtime unless they exceed 40 hours in the work week. Employees have the right to say that an adjustment in schedule doesn\u2019t work for them. Plus, if they want to resign, they\u2019ll be eligible for unemployment benefits because of the material change in the workday that they can\u2019t accommodate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gregory Giangrande has over 25 years of experience as a chief human resources executive. Hear Greg Weds. at 9:35 a.m. on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/710wor.iheart.com\/featured\/len-berman-and-michael-riedel-in-the-morning\/\">iHeartRadio 710 WOR with Len Berman and Michael Riedel<\/a>. E-mail: GoToGreg@NYPost.com. 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