A growing number of rural municipalities in Canada are adopting four-day work weeks in an attempt to attract and retain more talent.
, Ont. announced that it would be permanently moving to a "compressed" work week. Instead of working five days per week and eight hours per day, municipal employees will work 10-hour days four days a week.
David Arbuckle of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario says these measures are a response to the high staff turnover at municipalities, noting that compressed work weeks aren't new to the sector either. Jobs in the municipal sector can be highly stressful environments, Arbuckle says, as they involve answering to both residents and elected officials. Arbuckle also notes the sector has seen high levels of turnover retirement, even before COVID-19.
"We saw in Zorra that they were actually able to work the four-day work week, have longer hours during those days, but actually increased their service standard to their to the public. So ultimately, again, that's why other municipalities may be looking at it," Arbuckle said.
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