The program will have a few technical teams made up entirely of part-time workers. Currently, the company employs part-time workers that share the same benefits as full-time workers. However, the pilot program would differ in that an entire team, including managers, would work reduced hours. Piloting reduced hours could be the company's latest experiment with ways to attract top talent, she said. "There has for a very long time been a stigma against working reduced hours, or part-time work," she said.
Source: Washington Post August 26, 2016 16:02 UTC