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The 40-hour work week was a pragmatic solution to problems of industry and unemployment, but it was also a hard-fought victory for labor and human rights activists.
Finland. The eight-hour work day was established in Finland in 1917 as a result of the November general strike. According to the law accepted in late 1917, maximum work day was 8 hours and maximum work week 47 hours. Five-day work week was established gradually between 1966 and 1970. [ 21]
Since the early to mid-20th century the working week in the United States traditionally begins on Monday and ends on Friday, 40 hours per week, with Saturday and Sunday being weekend days. However, in practice, only 42% of employees work 40-hour weeks. The average workweek for full-time employees is 47 hours. [ 51]
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [ 1] ( FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. [ 2][ 3] It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor". [ 4] It applies to employees engaged in interstate ...
The bill, titled the “Thirty-Two Hour Work Week Act,” would reduce the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours over the span of four years, including lowering the maximum hours required for ...
Getty By David Cain I've only been back at work for a few days, but already I'm noticing that the more wholesome activities are quickly dropping out of my life: walking, exercising, reading ...
Working ( laboring) time is the period of time that a person spends at paid labor. Unpaid labor such as personal housework or caring for children or pets is not considered part of the working week. Many countries regulate the work week by law, such as stipulating minimum daily rest periods, annual holidays, and a maximum number of working hours ...
What work looks like, including the hours people are willing to work, is changing. TikToker Brielle recently posted about how hard it is as a recent college grad working a traditional 9-to-5 job ...