If HR took a poll today asking whether employees would like to extend casual Fridays to cover every day of the summer, there’d be a lot of support for dressing down at work for three months.
Just such an arrangement may be coming to United Nations headquarters in New York City.
The U.N. has told its New York staff to ditch wool business suits for August as its thermostats will be turned up to 77 degrees in most places, except 75 degrees in conference rooms.
It’s a trial run of a program that the U.N. hopes will save $100,000 in energy costs.
If the trial is a success, thermostats will be turned down 5 degrees in winter. A year-round change could save $1 million.
The U.N. is encouraging “business casual dress” without coats and ties.
Of course, the U.N. is known for negotiating difficult situations around the world. We wonder how they’ll negotiate the definition of “business casual” for employees.
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