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  2. Factories Act 1847 - Wikipedia

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    what was sought was a ten-hour day (not an eleven-hour one) that a reduction from a twelve-hour day to a ten-hour day was sought, even if there was a corresponding reduction in wages [ 49 ] The 1847 Bill passed its Second Reading by 195 votes to 87 [ 47 ] and went into Committee stage on a majority of 90 (190 for, 100 against). [ 50 ]

  3. Hourly Wage: 10 Jobs that Pay $20 per Hour - AOL

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    Ready for a gig that pays an hourly wage of twenty dollars? There are many options out there. And, of the following list of ten jobs, less than half require school beyond a high school diploma.

  4. Working time - Wikipedia

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    It suggests an 8-hour work day, a 44-hour standard work week, a 60-hour maximum work week and an overtime pay of 1.5 times the usual pay. [ 66 ] Poon Siu-ping of Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions thought that it is possible to set work hour limit for all industries; and the regulation on working hours can ensure the overtime ...

  5. Why do we work 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday

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    The Kellogg six-hour day, which had been popular with employees when it was put in place, didn’t last. By the late 1950s, a majority of employees had opted to resume an eight-hour day. Those who ...

  6. Business hours - Wikipedia

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    Business hours are the hours during the day in which business is commonly conducted. Typical business hours vary widely by country. Typical business hours vary widely by country. By observing common informal standards for business hours, workers may communicate with each other more easily and find a convenient divide between work life and home ...

  7. Man-hour - Wikipedia

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    A man-hour or human-hour is the amount of work performed by the average worker in one hour. [1] [2] It is used for estimation of the total amount of uninterrupted labor required to perform a task. For example, researching and writing a college paper might require eighty man-hours, while preparing a family banquet from scratch might require ten ...

  8. Six-hour day - Wikipedia

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    The six-hour day is a schedule by which the employees or other members of an institution (which may also be, for example, a school) spend six hours contributing.

  9. List of executive actions by Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Veterans Regulation No. 10 (d), Miscellaneous Provisions [9] February 5, 1935 1081 6964 February 5, 1935 1082 6964-A February 5, 1935 1083 6964-B February 5, 1935 1084 6965 February 7, 1935 1085 6966 February 8, 1935 1086 6967: Veterans Regulation No. 1 (f), Entitlement to Pensions [10] February 8, 1935 1087 6967-A February 8, 1935 1088 6968