Tuesday, September 22, 2009

How Four-Day Weeks Work | GOVERNING

How Four-Day Weeks Work | GOVERNING

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Thought this article had some interesting information and wanted to keep it on the forefront for any discussions down the road.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Unemployment rate revealed in teen labor permits issued.


Wage Standards had issued close to 12,000 work permits in Fiscal Year 2007 and 2008to minors under the age of 18. The busiest period is the time just before and right after school lets out for the summer. This summer we saw almost a 30% decrease in the permits issued in the last quarter of the fiscal year which ends on June 30. Comments from parents and teens indicate that teens are feeling the same pain as their parents. Although they wanted to work and submitted numerous job applications, they weren't getting the call backs.