‘Love It!’: A Town in Connecticut Is Experimenting with a 4-Day Workweek — and It Seems to Be Working

The town of Canton, Connecticut, population 10,124, has been trialing a four-day workweek for its employees for nearly a month — and so far, it’s been a success.

On September 16, the town’s non-unionized employees who work in the town hall, social services, and senior services began getting Fridays off.

“I wanted to find a work-life balance for my employees because I think that if you can take care of your personal items at home and you’re not worried about making appointments and taking care of your kids, etc, then you’ll be more laser-focused at work,” Canton’s First Selectman Kevin Witkos told WTNH News on Monday.

He added that town employees

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