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A 4 day work week is the answer. Ford changed the work week from 6 days to 5 days. It's time for another major corporation to set an example and make this move.
by 4dayworkweek 9y ago
A 4 day work week is the answer. Ford changed the work week from 6 days to 5 days. It's time for another major corporation to set an example and make this move. Pay employees the same they make now for 5 days. For many professions, the same work can be done in 4 days, and for other menial jobs you give peole the opportunity to grow.
- godelmachine 9y agoI'd like to read more on how Ford managed to change the work week from 6 days to 5 days. Would you kindly direct me to some articles/ books/ PDF's? Sincerely,
- notfromhere 9y agoFord realized workers weren't as productive working 48/week.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoIt's literally the first result: https://www.google.com/search?q=ford+changed+work+week+from+6+days+to+5&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab https://www.google.com/search?q=ford+changed+work+week+from+...
- ethbro 9y agohttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-work... In short, Ford likely realized in the 1920s that with the usage of mass manufacturing / shifts, worker effort was more important than hours spent working, and could afford to make the change. This eventually became codified in the US via the Fair Labor Standard Act of 1938 [1], which defined overtime as anything over 40 hours a week. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_1938 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act_of_...