Do workers in your country have their priorities in order?
The OECD might just be able to answer that for you.
It recently conducted a survey of Work-Life Balance in its member countries. It based its ratings primarily on factors:
- The average length of the workday.
- The employment rate of women with children.
- The time responders devoted to leisure and personal care, which includes sleep.
Children with one working parent are three times more likely to grow up in poverty than children with two working parents. Studies suggest that spending more time at work can increase stress, impair personal health and fitness, and jeopardize safety. The OECD believes that more time spent on work and leisure can improve both mental and physical health.
#12 Estonia
Employees working very long hours: 0.03%
Employment rate of women with children: 74%
Time devoted to leisure and personal care: 14.94 hours
Source: OECD Better Life Index
#11 Slovenia
Employees working very long hours: 0.07%
Employment rate of women with children: 74%
Time devoted to leisure and personal care: 15.29 hours
Source: OECD Better Life Index
#10 France
Employees working very long hours: 0.09%
Employment rate of women with children: 66%
Time devoted to leisure and personal care: 16.06 hours
OECD Recommends: "Greater gender equality can be achieved in France"
Source: OECD Better Life Index
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