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	ASU Libraries: Flexible Workweek Schedules
		Flexible workweek schedules are any work-schedules significantly outside of a "standard" 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM or 9:00 AM -6:00 PM 8 hour/day, 40 hour/week work schedule.
		Flexible workweeks are not an individual's right; they should offer a positive benefit to the department as well as to the individual requestor and should have a minimal negative impact on departmental and team operations.
		The impact of flexible workweek schedules on the department increases with the number of persons on flexible schedules; though there is no specific "cutoff" on the number of requests/requesters, multiple requests will be considered accordingly.
	www.asu.edu /lib/hayden/ref/team/flexible.html (599 words)

	Workweek -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		However, if long workweeks become the norm in a society, these hours almost certainly are not voluntary, and it represents a drought of (Time available for ease and relaxation) leisure and a threat to (Click link for more info and facts about public health) public health.
		Alternately, a workweek that is too long will result in (The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)) stress-related health problems, on the large scale, as well as a drought of leisure.
		The exact ways in which excessive workweeks affect (A particular society at a particular time and place) culture, public health, and (The activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill) education are debated, but the existence of such a danger is undisputed.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/workweek.htm (1521 words)

	Working time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American five-day workweek was established in 1932 by President Herbert Hoover as part of the Economy Act.
		This has been done both on a national level, as in France's 35-hour workweek, and on the company-union level, for example the agreement between Volkswagen and its union to temporarily reduce the workweek to 29 hours to preserve jobs.
		Also, some nations enforce their workweek policies more stringently than others, the United States being an example of a country where workweek policies are not strictly enforced.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Workweek (1634 words)

	Encyclopedia: Workweek
		A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...
		The 35-hour workweek is a measure adopted first in France, in February 2000, under Prime Minister Lionel Jospins administration.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Workweek (2411 words)

	35-hour workweek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The 35-hour workweek is a measure adopted first in France, in February 2000, under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin 's administration.
		(See workweek for further discussion of the health and leisure -related reasons for many nations to consider limited workweeks important.) An ancillary purpose of the reduction in hours was to improve quality of life by allowing French workers more leisure, but the primary purpose was redistribution of labor.
		The French political administration has also blamed the deaths during the heat wave of August 2003 on the 35-hour workweek: hospitals were inadequately staffed to handle the number of patients.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-35-hour_workweek.html (482 words)

	France Scraps 35-Hour Workweek Plan
		The workweek is currently 39 hours, and Jospin's plans to shorten it are part of his government's fight to stem unemployment.
		The legislation, which spells out how companies would implement the shortened workweek, is the second installment of the plan.
		All firms must be operating under the shortened workweek by January 2002.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/19991025/aponline185547_000.htm (320 words)

	Fluctuating Workweek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fluctuating workweek overtime pay is a way to comply with the overtime pay requirements of time and half pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek when an employee’s time fluctuates from week to week.
		Fluctuating workweek overtime is legal as long as the following conditions are met: 1) The employee must be on a guaranteed weekly salary which is paid to the employee as long as the employee performs any work in the workweek.
		No pay is required for a workweek in which the employee is out for the entire workweek and performs no work in that workweek.
	www.dol.state.nc.us /wh/fwohand.htm (744 words)

	GW Supervisor Guide - Home - Compensating Employees - Special Pay Categories
		A workweek is defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as a period of 168 contiguous hours during seven consecutive 24-hour periods.
		Nonexempt employees with a regular workweek of 35 hours will be compensated at their regular hourly rate for hours worked over 35 up to a maximum of 40 in any one workweek.
		When the workweek includes hours for which premium pay is owed, premium pay will be included with other compensation to determine the regular hourly rate on which overtime pay is calculated, unless otherwise provided by law.
	www.gwu.edu /~hrs/manual/compensation/managing_special.html (521 words)

	Briefing.com: Nonfarm Payrolls
		Second, it is considered a useful indicator of labor market conditions: a rising workweek early in the business cycle may be the first indication that employers are preparing to boost their payrolls, while late in the cycle a rising workweek may indicate that employers are having difficulty finding qualified applicants for open positions.
		To understand the importance of these changes in the workweek, note that a one tenth decline in the average workweek of 120 mln workers (roughly the current level of employment) results in 12 mln fewer hours worked.
		Needless to say, the workweek data are therefore critical in judging the overall strength or weakness of the employment report.
	www.briefing.com /Investor/Public/MarketAnalysis/Calendars/EconomicReleases/employ.htm (1920 words)

	The 8-Hour Day Returns
		California employers who already have implemented alternative workweek schedules, or are interested in doing so, must carefully abide by the provisions of AB 60 to avoid future liability for unpaid overtime compensation.
		Although AB 60's definition of "alternative workweek schedule" is broad, the types of alternative workweek schedules that qualify as an exception to the payment of daily overtime are much narrower.
		Under §511(g), alternative workweek schedules that provide for workdays exceeding 10 hours, but not exceeding 12 hours, that were adopted in a secret ballot election pursuant to Wage Orders 4 and 5 in effect prior to 1998, will remain in effect until July 1, 2000.
	www.law.com /regionals/ca/supps/employment/stories/emp0124b.html (1581 words)

	ORGANIZED LABOR (TUCP) REJECTS 4-DAY WORKWEEK
		ECOP said a compressed workweek would be preferable for companies that are not required to grant overtime pay.
		Should the private sector adopt the compressed workweek, the TUCP said employers must be required to provide more breaks, sanitary and recreational facilities, along with other stress prevention programs for their workers.
		He said a compressed workweek is ideal for workers who deal primarily with paperwork.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/hl/hl101956.htm (1512 words)

	35-hour workweek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 35-hour workweek was a measure adopted first in France, in February 2000, under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's administration; it was pushed by then minister of Labour Martine Aubry.
		Another reason was that the Jospin administration took advantage of the changes introduced with the 35-hour workweek in order to relax workforce legislation.
		The right-wing Raffarin administration also partially blamed the deaths during the heat wave of August 2003 on the 35-hour workweek: according to them, public hospitals were inadequately staffed to handle the number of patients because of the workweek law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/35-hour_workweek (492 words)

	Payroll-Taxes.com - The Fluctuating Workweek Method
		Fluctuating workweek overtime pay is a method of complying with the FLSA that has the potential of saving an employer money.
		The court ruled that although the schedule was fixed, the workweek still fluctuated, and, therefore, the fluctuating workweek method could be used.
		But an employee who is paid using the fluctuating workweek method has a regular rate of pay that varies each week, and the regular rate decreases as the employee works longer hours.
	www.payroll-taxes.com /articles/fluctuatingWorkweeks.html (1945 words)

	IWC - wage order 4 Regulating wages, hours and working conditions for Professional, Technical, Clerical, Mechanical and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The work actually performed by the employee during the course of the workweek must, first and foremost, be examined and the amount of time the employee spends on such work, together with the employer’s realistic expectations and the realistic requirements of the job, shall be considered in determining whether the employee satisfies this requirement.
		Upon a petition of one-third (1/3) of the affected employees, a new secret ballot election shall be held and a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the affected employees shall be required to reverse the alternative workweek schedule.
		However, where an alternative workweek schedule was adopted between October 1, 1999 and October 1, 2000, a new secret ballot election to repeal the alternative workweek schedule shall not be subject to the 12-month interval between elections.
	www.dir.ca.gov /Iwc/IWCArticle4.html (6523 words)

	ABC News: Parliament Votes on French Workweek Hours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The previous Socialist government introduced the 35-hour workweek as a means of reducing soaring unemployment.
		The new measure would not formally dismantle the 35-hour workweek but effectively sidesteps it by allowing employers to negotiate new deals requiring staff to work up to 220 extra hours per year.
		Opponents of the new measure contend that the shortened workweek would be effectively destroyed.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=602942 (369 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for workweek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The movement focused on applying moral principles to the improvement of industrialized society and particularly to reforms such as the abolition of child labour, a shorter workweek, and...
		Towards a theory of capacity utilization: shiftwork and the workweek of capital.
		The impact of the compressed workweek on absenteeism: the case of Ontario prison guards on a twelve-hour shift.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=workweek (502 words)

	Employers conditionally accept five-day workweek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In terms of an eight-hour workday, the 40- hour workweek means a five-day workweek for local workers.
		As preconditions for the introduction of the five-day workweek, however, the KEF set out a seven-point demand, including the abolition of a monthly day off and a special monthly leave for women.
		Lately, the five-day workweek emerged as a hot issue in business circles in the wake of President Kim Dae-jung’s favorable reaction to shorter labor hours for local workers.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/55a/052.html (205 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In Germany it's a 35 hour, Italy has a 38.5 hour workweek, and in the Netherlands the average workweek is 31.7 hours with an unemployment rate of 4 percent.
		In a recession period the argument is that labor is in too weak a position to push for a shorter workweek because of the threat of mass layoffs and wage cuts.
		Achieving a shorter workweek would be a major step in that direction but it will take a mighty effort of the organized labor movement and its allies and supporters in the general public to bring it about.
	www.pww.org /past-weeks-2000/U.S.%20labor%20lags.htm (598 words)

	Downsizing Continues: Is The Solution a 32-Hour Workweek?
		Had they thought about the four-day workweek, perhaps they could have saved a third of their teller lines while still giving managers operations responsibilities.
		One may wish to explore the possibility of an interim step before instituting a four-day workweek: those who would be chosen would use the (temporarily) extra day each week to enhance their skills and find new jobs outside the organization.
		Therefore, the four-day workweek (1) might be best for new hires; (2) be used as an alternative to layoffs or future layoffs if such are indeed necessary; (3) used for that part of an organization where there is an on-going underutilization of personnel, i.e., some teller lines.
	rd.business.com /index.asp?epm=s.1&bdcq=workweek&bdcr=1&bdcu=http://www.ewin.com/articles/downsz.htm&bdcp=&partner=2662601&bdcs=nwuuid-2662601-399923BB-56C0-D840-988E-C4F3C8ED8D72-ym (1813 words)

	The Nassau Guardian - Peet: 40-hr workweek imminent
		At a press conference on Tuesday Minister of Labour and Immigration, Vincent Peet said that after consultation with various labour and employers union representatives, the government decided that it would be in the best interest of the country to move forward with the 40-hour workweek, consistent with the provisions of The Employment Act 2001.
		As a result of a reduction in the workweek, Minister Peet said the government does not anticipate a reduction in salary for employees who are being paid daily, weekly, bi-monthly or monthly.
		He appealed to all employers to be just and fair in their dealings with employees, and any employer who changed a daily- weekly- bi-monthly- or monthly-paid employee to an hourly paid-position, would be guily of an offence against the Act.
	www.thenassauguardian.com /national_local/290495913909751.php (543 words)

	Jackson Lewis - Alternative Workweek Schedules: What Are the Rules?
		The maximum number of daily hours that may be regularly scheduled as part of an alternative workweek is currently the subject of debate.
		Although an employer can implement an alternative workweek schedule for all employees in work unit upon a two-thirds vote of the affected employees in that work unit, the employer must make a reasonable effort to provide employees who cannot work the alternative schedule with a schedule consisting of not more than eight hours per day.
		Reading subdivisions (a) and (b) together, the court concluded the Legislature intended to permit alternative workweek schedules which included 12-hour days, as long as hours worked over 10 hours in a day was compensated at the overtime rate.
	www.jacksonlewis.com /legalupdates/article.cfm?aid=777 (1354 words)

	DWT LLP \| Practice Areas: Employment/Advisory Bulletins
		However, if an employer shuts down operations for an entire workweek, requires exempt employees to take time off for a full workweek, or suspends an exempt employee for a full workweek, exempt employees who are not paid for that entire workweek will not lose their exempt status under federal law.
		A full workweek means the established FLSA workweek for payroll purposes, e.g., the regularly recurring seven consecutive 24-hour days used to compute overtime for the non-exempt employees.
		If furloughs are scheduled for less than a full workweek or across partial workweeks, exempt employees will be working partial workweeks and entitled to full salary in order to preserve their exempt status.
	www.dwt.com /related_links/adv_bulletins/AlertSummer01.htm (1148 words)

	ABC News: French Premier Unveils His Workweek Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The 35-hour workweek was introduced under the last Socialist-led government, which claimed it would boost employment by forcing companies to hire more staff.
		Raffarin's conservatives know that watering down the 35-hour workweek carries political risk in a country where strikes and demonstrations against threats to workers' lavish vacation, retirement and health benefits are commonplace.
		Earlier this year, President Jacques Chirac said the 35-hour workweek was now an established social right that should not be tampered with, and Raffarin dismissed calls for reform.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=314855 (456 words)

	The Workweek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A workweek is a regularly recurring period of 168 consecutive hours.
		The workweek may be changed, but only if the change is intended to be permanent and is not made to evade the overtime policy.
		The standard workweek for full-time employees subject to the Personnel Act is forty hours per week and the normal daily work schedule is five days per week, eight hours a day plus a meal period.
	www.uncg.edu /hrs/workweek.htm (148 words)

	Workplace Flexibility Act Eight Hour Day Business Employment Law
		Under an alternative workweek schedule, the employee is entitled to overtime where he or she works more than the regularly scheduled hours under the agreement or more than 40 hours in a workweek.
		An "alternative workweek schedule" is any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee to work more than 8 hours in a 24-hour period.
		The Act provides that affected employees may repeal an alternative workweek schedule that is in effect as of January 1, 2000, and requires the IWC to adopt regulations regarding alternative workweek schedules by July 1, 2000.
	www.castlelaw.com /ot-law.htm (1800 words)

	May 2003 CDA Update - Regulatory Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Alternative workweek schedules are not meant for the handful of employees within a department who want flexibility.
		When proposing an alternative workweek schedule, the employer must provide a written disclosure of the effects of the proposed schedule on the employees’ wages, hours and benefits.
		Employees may not be discharged or discriminated against for expressing opinions concerning the alternative workweek election or for opposing or supporting its adoption or repeal.
	www.cda.org /cda_member/pubs/update0503/reg_notes.htm (917 words)

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