Bill Text: HI HB856 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Four Day Work Weeks For State Employees.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB856 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB856-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to four day work weeks for State employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that alternative work schedules are among the top issues relating to relieving the traffic congestion on Hawaii's roadways. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the "great resignation" have contributed to a unique time period for current workforce dynamics. After experiencing working from home, employees more likely to re-evaluate their working conditions and explore their employment options. Employers are having to consider how to retain their employees. Alternative work schedules, such as a four-day, staggered work schedule, appear to be a top choice among employees as they have experienced reduce commute times and reduced traffic.
The legislature also finds that there are multiple secondary benefits to the implementation of a four-day work week including employee retention, better work-life balance, and cost savings for the state.
The purpose of this Act is to require State departments and managers to use flexible, four-day work schedules for their employees.
SECTION 2. Chapter 37, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§37- Four-day work week. (a) Each
State department shall implement a four-day, flexible work schedule for their
employees. The administration of this policy shall be the decision of each
department head. This includes the ability to not implement a four-day work
week if the employee's physical presence is needed at the worksite.
(b) In administering
a four-day work week, heads of each state department shall ensure that the
following measures are contained within the four-day work week:
(1)
Each employee shall work forty (40) hours per week, excluding holidays, sick
days, or vacation days;
(2)
Each department shall be open to the public five (5) days per week between
regular business hours, excluding holidays.
(3)
A department may choose to allow certain employees to operate on a four-day
work week with four ten hour days or on a standard work week of five eight hour
days working remotely on one day a week, so long as the implementation is fair
and unbiased.
(3)
If a department implements a four-day work week, it shall also track
patterns of when employees use sick paid days off of work, and compile a report
to the legislature each calendar year."
SECTION 3. New statutory provisions are underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
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Report Title:
Four day work week; state employees, traffic reduction.
Description:
Directs state departments to implement four day, forty hour work weeks. Addresses worker concerns of traffic congestion, commuting concerns, and work life balance.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
