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Today the average hours worked in the U.S. is around 33, [22] with the average man employed full-time for 8.4 hours per work day, and the average woman employed full-time for 7.9 hours per work day. [23] The front runners for lowest average weekly work hours are the Netherlands with 27 hours, [24] and France with 30 hours. [25]
The "standard" work week consists of five eight-hour days, commonly served between 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM or 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM totaling 40 hours. While a four-day week generally consists of four ten-hour days, it may also consist of as little as nine hours for a total of a 36-hour workweek.
Mexico officially has a 48-hour workweek (8 hours × 6 days) running from Monday to Saturday, [51] although it is uncommon in most industries to consistently work six full days per week. It is the custom in many industries and trades to work a half-day on Saturdays.
The party Vänsterpartiet (the left party) is advocating a 6 hour working day without decreased pay. [17] [18] Miljöpartiet de gröna (The green party) has the goal of a 30 hour workweek. [18] Other parties advocating for 6 hour working day are: the Communist Party of Sweden [19] and the Communist Party (sweden). [20]
The eight-hour work day was became legal in Italy on 17 April 1925, after a law passed 15 March 1923 [25] authorized the king to set a limit on daily work hours, and a royal decree issued on 10 September 1923. The law set a maximum limit of work at 8 hours per day, albeit for six days a week for a 48-hour work week. [26]
Private companies and citizens can also display flags at half-staff. How long will flags stay at half-staff? ... The public is invited to pay respects from 7 a.m. Jan. 8 until 7 a.m. Jan. 9.
Most departments split the 168-hour-long week between 3 or 4 work groups (sometimes referred to as 'shifts' or 'platoon groups'), resulting in a 56- or 42-hour workweek, respectively. Some departments reduce the average workweek by scheduling an extra day off for each firefighter in the work group, frequently reducing a 56-hour workweek to a 48 ...
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