Top Nations For Work-Life Balance

Netherlands

Employees working very long hours: 1 percent

Employment rate of women with children: 76 percent

Time devoted to leisure and personal care: 16.06 hours

According to OECD, workers clock only 1,378 hours per year, or 27.6 hours per week. And Like Germany, the Netherlands maintains a healthy GDP and high standard of living in spite of fewer hours on the job. Above all that, they are giving 28 paid vacation days per year, and 16 weeks of paid maternity leave with 100 percent of their salaries. And if that weren't enough, Dutch workers are also offered tax breaks on an additional 26 weeks of unpaid maternity leave if required.

Norway

Employees working very long hours: 3 percent

Employment rate of women with children: 79 percent

Time devoted to leisure and personal care: 16.05 hours

Norway is the best when it comes to offering significant parental leave to workers. A parent is given as much as 47 weeks with 100 percent salary, or 57 weeks with 80 percent salary. Nine weeks are reserved for the mother, 12 weeks are reserved for the father, and the parents can share the rest. Norwegian workers are also given a healthy 35 days of paid vacation per year. And Norway is also said to have has one of the strongest GDPs in the world.
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