Do you feel stressed by your working hours
If you’re frustrated with your work-life balance, you might consider moving to the Netherlands.
Dutch people don’t tend to work very long hours and spend more time on leisure activities, as well as sleeping and relaxing, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's latest Better Life Index. The index ranks countries by how well citizens are able to juggle their work and personal lives.
The Netherlands scored 9.5 out of 10, followed by Italy, with a score of 9.4 and Denmark, with nine points. Colombia and Mexico were at the bottom of the 40 countries ranked.
Just 0.4% of employees in the Netherlands work “very long” hours - classified as more than 50 hours per week - among the lowest rates of all the nations considered. By contrast, the OECD average was 11% of people working very long hours. Stress less “Long work hours may impair personal health, jeopardize safety and increase stress,” the OECD says. “Furthermo…
The Netherlands scored 9.5 out of 10, followed by Italy, with a score of 9.4 and Denmark, with nine points. Colombia and Mexico were at the bottom of the 40 countries ranked.
Just 0.4% of employees in the Netherlands work “very long” hours - classified as more than 50 hours per week - among the lowest rates of all the nations considered. By contrast, the OECD average was 11% of people working very long hours. Stress less “Long work hours may impair personal health, jeopardize safety and increase stress,” the OECD says. “Furthermo…