Should Your Startup Have Summer Hours?
Summary
Employee productivity taking a slight dive at the beginning of summer isn’t breaking news. The main advantage of summer hours is that it grants employees a more flexible schedule so that they can maintain a healthy work-life balance. Having a flexible schedule increases employee productivity since it prevents burnout, builds trust, and makes people happier. “It shows your team that you trust them to handle their own responsibilities.” Consulting firm Adecco also found that shortened workweeks “increase employee morale and all the good things that go with that, such as higher retention, candidate attraction, and productivity.” Roy Cohen, author of “The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide,” tells CBS News that “A half-day on Friday motivates employees to work as hard as possible to get as much done as they can in four hours, and it is empowering.” Finally, technology allows most of us to work whenever we want. Depending on the state where you operate, you may have to pay overtime to employees if they work more then 8 hours per day — this is the case in California.
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