Do other countries work 40 hours a week?

Standard working hours of countries worldwide are around 40 to 44 hours per week (but not everywhere: from 35 hours per week in France to up to 112 hours per week in North Korean labor camps) and the additional overtime payments are around 25\% to 50\% above the normal hourly payments.

Which country has the longest working hours?

Colombia is the hardest-working OECD nation in the world, with the average working week lasting 47.6 hours in 2019. By law Colombians can work a maximum of 48 hours a week, and anyone who works between 9pm and 6am must be paid at 135\% of normal daytime rate.

Which country has the longest working hours 2020?

1. Denmark. Denmark’s full-time employees work an average of 37.2 hours per week. About 2.3\% of employees work over 50 hours per week.

What is the average working hours in India?

In rural India, while self-employed men work 48 hours, women spend 37 hours working in a week. In the case of regular wage and salaried employees, rural men work for 52 hours a week, while women work for 44 hours. As for casual labour, rural men work for 45 hours per week,and women spend 39 hours working.

Why do Japanese work so many hours?

Part of it has to do with the expectations of Japanese companies, in which putting in long hours still tends to be viewed as a sign of devotion and hard work rather than of poor time management. In the case of Japanese assigned overseas, the time lag with Japan is also a significant factor.

Which country has the shortest working week?

the Netherlands
The longest usual weeks of work, above 40, were found in Poland, the Balkan Peninsula and Turkey. In contrast, the shortest usual working weeks, of less than 35 hours, were observed in the central axis corresponding to Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, with Norway and Switzerland.

Is India a hard working country?

If your answer is yes, you are among the 69 per cent full-time Indian employees who are willing to work five days a week. A recent survey done by Kronos Incoporated, an international workforce management company reveals that India is the hardest working country.