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26 sie 2024 · Five days of work and two days of play is how most Americans structure their lives. But the 40-hour, 5-day work week wasn’t enshrined until the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938.
15 lis 2022 · Henry Ford became one of the first employers to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week at his Ford Motor Company plants in 1926. He was not just responding to pressure from the labor movement, though, because he saw employment as a way to grow the middle class—his customer base.
This article explores the fascinating history behind the 40-hour workweek and how it came to be. From the early days of the Industrial Revolution to the labor movements of the 20th century, we'll uncover the key figures and events that shaped the workweek as we know it today.
In 1908, a New England mill became the first American factory to institute the five-day week. It did so to accommodate Jewish workers, whose observance of a Saturday sabbath forced them...
8 sie 2024 · Henry Ford’s pioneering decision in 1926 to implement a five-day workweek at the Ford Motor Company, without reducing employee compensation, was a watershed moment. This bold move challenged prevailing norms and demonstrated the potential for increased productivity and employee well-being with shorter workweeks.
5 lip 2022 · The five-day, 40-hour workweek became part of American labor law partly due to Henry Ford. In 1926, the founder of the Ford Motor Company took his six-day-a-week operation down to five days per week, with no changes in employee compensation.
Using data from large U.S. surveys (1973 through 2018), Hamermesh and Biddle present results that show a tripling of the full-time 4-day workweeks in the United States, which is over a 4-percent increase in full-time employment.
