Last year, we looked at Having a Work-Life Balance, and presented several tips.
But, with regard to work-life balance, how do those living in the United States compare to those residing in other countries? Unfortunately, not well!
As reported by Katharina Buchholz for Statista:
“In the Netherlands, only 0.4 percent of employees work very long hours (50 or more hours a week), the third-lowest rate in the OECD, where the average is 11 percent. In comparison, 11.1 percent of American employees work very long hours,. So the United States doesn’t make it in to the top ten ranking. It ranks 27th out of 38 considered countries. Also, the U.S. is the only OECD country without a national paid parental leave policy – although three states do provide leave payments.”The U.S. therefore appears on the chart covering the countries with the worst work-life balance, where it comes in 11th.
