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I'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,
by godelmachine 9y ago
I'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_...