Good morning friends, I have been receiving happy weekend messages from early morning from the eastern countries where Sun rises early. My dears, Actual workweek lengths have been falling in the developed world. Every reduction of the length of the workweek has been accompanied by an increase in real per-capita income.[3] In the United States, the workweek length reduced slowly from before the Civil War to the turn of the 20th century. A rapid reduction took place from 1900 to 1920, especially between 1913 and 1919, when weekly hours fell by about eight percent.[4] In 1926, Henry Ford standardized on a five-day workweek, instead of the prevalent six days, without reducing employees pay.[5] Hours worked stabilized at about 49 per week during the 1920s, and during the Great Depression fell below 40.[4] During the Depression, President Herbert Hoover called for a reduction in work hours in lieu of layoffs. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which established a five-day, 40-hour workweek for many workers.[5] The proportion of people working very long weeks has since risen, and the full-time employment of women has increased dramatically.[6] Hours worked per capita in the US increased 20 percent from 1970 to 2002.[7] The New Economics Foundation has recommended moving to a 21 hour standard workweek to address problems with unemployment, high carbon emissions, low well-being, entrenched inequalities, overworking, family care, and the general lack of free time.[5][8][9][10][11][12] Other economists are concerned that shortening the work week will unfairly limit individual earning potential and weaken developed economies due to competition from the less regulated developing world.[7] The Center for Economic and Policy Research states that reducing the length of the work week would slow climate change and have other environmental benefits.[13] Around the worldEdit (Countries are listed alphabetically; some appear under the subsections for Islamic countries and the European Union.) Country Working week Typical hours worked per day (Maximum per day) Afghanistan Saturday-Wednesday 8 Algeria Sunday-Thursday 8 Austria Monday-Friday Australia Monday-Friday 8 Bahrain Sunday-Thursday 8 Bangladesh Sunday-Thursday 8 Brazil Monday-Friday 8 Brunei Darussalam Monday-Thursday and Saturday 8 Bulgaria Monday-Friday 8 Canada Monday-Friday 8 Chile Monday-Friday 8 China Monday-Friday Croatia Monday-Friday 8 Colombia Monday-Friday 8 Czech Republic Monday-Friday 8 Denmark Monday-Friday 7 Egypt Sunday-Thursday 8 Estonia Monday-Friday 8 Finland Monday-Friday 8 France Monday-Friday 8 Hungary Monday-Friday 8 Hong Kong Monday-Friday India Monday-Saturday 8 Iran Saturday-Thursday 8 Iraq Sunday-Thursday 8 Ireland Monday-Friday Israel Sunday-Thursday 8.5 Italy Monday-Friday Japan Monday-Friday 8 Jordan Sunday-Thursday 8 Kuwait Sunday-Thursday 8 Indonesia Monday-Friday 8 Lebanon Monday-Friday 8 Libya Sunday-Thursday 8 Maldives Sunday-Thursday 8 Mauritania Sunday-Thursday 8 Malaysia Sunday-Thursday (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu) Monday-Friday (Except: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu) 8 Mexico Monday-Friday 8 Mongolia Monday-Friday 8 Morocco Monday-Friday 8 Nepal Sunday-Friday 8 Netherlands Monday-Friday 8 New Zealand Monday-Friday 8[14] Oman Sunday-Thursday 8 Philippines Monday-Friday 8 Poland Monday-Friday 8 Portugal Monday-Friday 8 Qatar Sunday-Thursday 8 Romania Monday-Friday 8 Russia Monday-Friday 8 Pakistan Monday-Friday 8 Poland Monday-Friday 8 Saudi Arabia Sunday-Thursday 8 Singapore Monday-Friday 8 Spain Monday-Friday 8 South Africa Monday-Friday 9[15] Sudan Sunday-Thursday 8 Sweden Monday-Friday 8 Syria Sunday-Thursday 8 Taiwan Monday-Friday 8 Thailand Monday-Saturday 8 Tunisia Monday-Friday 8 Turkey Monday-Friday 8 United Arab Emirates Sunday-Thursday 8 United Kingdom Monday-Friday 8 United States Monday-Friday 8 Yemen Sunday-Thursday 8..
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 00:52:52 +0000
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