Why do we work 8 hours a day?

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabia Weather - The work culture in the United States and the world depends on the work system of <strong>8 hours a day</strong> , 5 days a week, which is the rule immortalized by the American singer Dolly Parton in her song “9 To 5” in 1980.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You may also be interested in:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/6-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%... working days per week.. A country heading to increase working days in a direction opposite to the global trend</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Evolution of the work system</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Eight-hour work was not common before World War II and after the war, labor standards developed through a long and complex mix of labor action, advocacy, political compromises, pioneering employers, and economic competition.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The nineteenth century saw a gradual decline in the length of the working day, leading up to the period of World War II. In the mid-19th century, working more than <strong>70 hours a week was common</strong> , i.e. about 12 hours a day, 6 days a week.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> At the end of World War I, steelworkers typically worked 84 hours a week, which led to strikes and improvements in working hours.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In <strong>1926, Henry Ford established the 8-hour day, 5-day week</strong> . During the Great Depression, Kellogg introduced 6-hour shifts, which allowed employees to be rehired and the unemployed employed. Kellogg achieved an increase in productivity and wages despite reducing working hours, but the idea of working for 6 hours did not last long. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B1%20%D8%A3%D9%86%20%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B8%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%208%20%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%9F.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Fair Labor Standards Act</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which mandated overtime pay for employees who work more than 40 hours per week, laying the foundations for the modern <strong>8-hour, 5-day workweek.</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The 6-hour work system introduced by Kellogg was popular, but did not last. By the late 1950s, the majority of employees chose to return to the 8-hour workday in search of higher wages, citing a growing need for money.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Today, the time-money trade-off is relevant for working adults, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic has changed people&#39;s views about the consumption of work compared to other important parts of their lives such as time spent with family.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D9%86-15-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9... June 15 until September 15, working in the sun is prohibited in this country</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B2-... frozen bread beneficial or harmful to health?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Websites</p>