BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Detailed explanation-1: -And when the Great Depression hit in the 1930s, the U.S. Gov’t saw Ford’s shorter workweek as a way to fight the massive unemployment crisis – companies would need to hire more workers to get the job done. By 1940, a series of laws made the 40-hour workweek the norm in the U.S. It has been that way ever since.

Detailed explanation-2: -Henry Ford became one of the first employers to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week at his Ford Motor Company plants in 1926. He was not just responding to pressure from the labor movement, though, because he saw employment as a way to grow the middle class-his customer base.

Detailed explanation-3: -The typical activities of trade unions include providing assistance and services to their members, collectively bargaining for better pay and conditions for all workers, working to improve the quality of public services, political campaigning and industrial action.

Detailed explanation-4: -6.2 What is the 40 hour work week? A 40 hours work week is considered the standard amount of time set for the employees to work. It’s a global norm that employees are required to work 8 hours per day for 5 days a week – making the total 40 hours work per week.