The country's National Development and Reform Commission wants government officials to cycle to workonedayaweek, though only if the distance is less than 3km.
Thirty million Americans now work from home at least onedayaweek, with that number forecast to increase sharply in the coming years, according to the Telework Reseach Network.
Each employee will lose oneday of work every other week, which will amount to a 10 percent reduction in available controller work hours to staff air traffic facilities on any given day.
In January, Apple released a report saying that last year only 38% of its suppliers met its standard for a maximum 60-hour workweek and at least oneday off every seven.