1st May 2026 marks 100 years of the Fordist 5-day week!
On 1 May 1926, Ford Motor Company in the USA became the first major employer to adopt a five-day, 40 hour working week.
For this European Work-Time Network webinar, Joe Ryle from the 4-Day Week Foundation and Dr Tatiana Pignon from the Autonomy Institute join us. They discussed the history of the 5-day week, where we are today and the campaign for the 4-day week.
The event was hosted online at 1pm Brussels time on Wednesday 27th May. Our speakers delivered a short presentation on the subject, followed by an audience Q&A.
Watch the webinar recording!
Time for Change: 100 years of the 5-day week
Watch the European Work-Time Network’s video reflecting on the anniversary here.
Watch our previous webinars on our Events page.