In developed countries, average annual work hours plummeted from 3,000 hours in 1870 to between 1,500-2,000 hours by 1990. Many countries have, however, slowed down or reversed this downward trend.

Poland will start its first-ever pilot of a shortened working week this July as the government seeks to meet social needs.

Canada, which was next in the top 10, had one of the shortest average working weeks at 32.1 hours. It's also seen as one of the safest and most LGBTQ+ friendly countries.

This effectively means that parents in Lithuania are working a four-day week’s worth of hours, even if they end up spreading the work across five days. 5. France ...

People in Southern and Eastern European countries tend to work longer hours, with particularly high figures in EU candidate countries. Following Turkey, which tops the list at 43.1 hours, are Serbia ...

Professionals often take pride in working long hours. Others work excessive hours because their supervisors reward only those who are always at work. Data from Clockify, a time tracking software ...

Four-day working weeks have been trialled across Europe with mixed results and feedback. Companies took part in pilots and tests in countries like the UK, Germany, Portugal, Iceland, France and Spain.

Poorer countries tend to have large informal economies, however, which makes their total output and working hours harder to gauge. Our ranking excludes some tiny overseas territories, such as Bermuda.

You have a right to ignore your bosses — but only in these countries, and after work hours By Lee Ying Shan,CNBC • Published August 26, 2024 • Updated on August 26, 2024 at 11:47 pm BOOKMARKER ...

Long working hours might not just be bad for you, they could also be altering the structure of your brain, a new study suggests. The research was conducted by two scientists at South Korea’s ...

In 16 out of 34 countries, weekly working time fell by more than one hour — exceeding two hours in some cases. Iceland (3.5 hours) closely followed Turkey (3.8 hours) at the top.