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Acton announces reduced town-hall hours, moves to 36-hour full-time schedule for nonunion staff to aid recruitment and retention
Summary
The Town Manager proposed and the Select Board supported changes reducing posted public hours and shifting full-time nonunion employee schedules to a 36-hour workweek, effective July 1, 2025; staff cited staffing and recruitment pressures and existing remote/virtual service options.
The Town Manager told the Select Board the town faces staffing and recruitment pressures across multiple departments and proposed a set of administrative changes intended to improve retention and work-life balance for nonunion employees. The board voted to support the changes at the June 16 meeting.
The package of administrative adjustments includes: (1) reducing posted afternoon hours by one hour Monday,…
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