Trivia: The 40-hour work week was implemented by which company?
Ford Motor Company
Coca-Cola
Bethlehem Steel
Sears Roebuck
The correct answer is Ford Motor Company
So why is this answer correct? : On May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company adopted the five-day, 40-hour workweek, making it one of the first manufacturers to do so and certainly the first of its size. The decision to reduce the workweek from six days to five was adopted by Henry Ford in 1922, citing the need for “more than one day of rest.” Manufacturers all over the world followed Ford’s lead, making the standard work week Monday through Friday.