A century after the weekend was invented, it has disappeared. Let’s reclaim leisure | Richard Morgan

The Guardian UK Friday 02 October 2026, 09:00 UTC By Richard Morgan 1 min read

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Henry Ford’s 1926 policy held for decades before eroding into a 24/7 mindset. Here’s what we can do about itIt was a Saturday. In fact, the Saturday.

Henry Ford’s 1926 policy held for decades before eroding into a 24/7 mindset. Here’s what we can do about it

It was a Saturday. In fact, the Saturday.

Almost exactly a century ago, on 25 September 1926, Henry Ford instituted a policy of weekends for his workforce. Although various labor campaigns had existed for decades to try to carve out what we now call the weekend, this was the first widespread adoption.

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A century after the weekend was invented, it has disappeared. Let’s reclaim leisure | Richard Morgan

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