Clock company helps workers save time, money

Atlanta employer offers flex time, van pool to ease pain at the pump

ATLANTA – It’s 6 a.m. in Atlanta, and workers at the Lathem clock company are on the line two hours early
The longer hours are part of their boss’ plan to dull the pain of $3-a-gallon gas and costly commutes. Lathem found a unique solution that works for his employees: Four 10-hour workdays with Fridays off and allowing some staffers to work occasionally from home.

“The company is saving employees $3,500 a year on average,” says Lathem. “It’s better than any raise you can give an employee, and it’s cost nothing to our company.”

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