Tesla tells Cybertruck employees that shifts will be shorter at the Austin Gigafactory

• Tesla sent an internal memo to Cybertruck employees recently.

• The memo describes shorter hours at the Austin Gigafactory.

• The new schedule follows Tesla's first year-over-year quarterly sales decline since 2020.

Tesla told employees who work on the Cybertruck that shifts will be shorter on the production line at the Austin Gigafactory, according to an internal messaged viewed by Business Insider.

Previously, workers clocked 12 hour shifts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.. They will now be working 11 hour shifts during the day and 10.5 hour shifts at night — from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. — the memo said.

The new schedule was communicated internally on Thursday and will kick in on Monday, according to the memo.

It's unclear whether Tesla is implementing the new schedule on other production lines, or at other factories. Tesla makes the Cybertruck at the Austin Gigafactory, but it also makes its Model Y there and is working on its next-gen vehicle at the location.

Some workers at other Tesla factories in Sparks, Nevada, and Fremont, California, told BI they were still scheduled for full 12 hour shifts. Factory workers at the electric-vehicle maker typically work three to four days per week.

A spokesperson for Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.