The length of the working week has historically undergone significant changes. In the 19th century, a typical workweek comprised of six days, each lasting ten-hour. By the mid-20th century, this was reduced to eight-hour days (Cross, 1989; Hunnicutt, 1988). The 5/40 model, entailing five workdays of eight hours each, gradually became the standard, introduced by Henry Ford in 1926 (Hunnicutt, 1984). This model w...