Summer Fridays inch past Labor Day, allowing more flexibility

"Digital advertising platform Basis Global Technologies implemented “flex Fridays” for the first time this year as a trial run. Employees are allowed to sign off at noon local time on Fridays. The trial, which started around Memorial Day in May, will run to the end of September. The company named it “flex Fridays” instead of Summer Fridays to account for the fact its global workforce doesn’t experience the same seasons at the same time. Expanding the half-day allowance through September means those emerging from their winter can benefit from having a shorter work week with warmer weather."

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