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Ford Motor Co. and the industrial revolution made it possible to work five days instead of six. It began as an experiment at some plants in July 1926 and became company policy two months later.
In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Ac (FLSA) mandated a minimum wage of 25 cents per hour, a 44-hour workweek, and overtime pay of 1.5 times a worker's regular pay. In 1939, the act provided for a 42-hour workweek and in 1940 a 40-hour workweek.
Since the 1990s, experiments with a four-day workweek took place in the US. More job openings offered a four-day workweek in 2018 and 2019 than in 2017.
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Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that the average annual hours worked by employed people in 2020 were
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The four-day workweek is a 32-hour workweek with no loss in productivity, pay, or benefits.
Studies show that productivity decreases as the hours worked increase. Making 32 hours the norm instead of 40 can lead to improved well-being without losing work productivity.
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Workers' quality of life can improve with a four-day workweek. People will have more time for
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In the Western world, a five-day working week has been the norm for less than a century.
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