<WRAP = 760><FONTNAME = arial16.dds><FONTSIZE = 16><COLOR = 255,255,255,255> <BR><FONTNAME = arialbold16.dds><FONTSIZE = 16> Comparison of average yearly number of hours worked by country <BR><FONTNAME = arial16.dds><FONTSIZE = 16> #1 Australia: 1,814 #2 Japan: 1,801 #3 United States: 1,792 #4 Canada: 1,718 #5 United Kingdom: 1,673 #6 Italy: 1,591 #7 Sweden: 1,564 #8 France: 1,453 #9 Norway: 1,337 <BR> Yearly totals can be unhelpful though, because of variations in vacation time. so.. <BR><FONTNAME = arialbold16.dds><FONTSIZE = 16> Comparison of percentage of workers working over 40 hours per week <BR><FONTNAME = arial16.dds><FONTSIZE = 16> #1 Japan: 75.9% #2 United States: 67.6% #3 Switzerland: 66.9% #4 New Zealand: 65.4% #5 Italy: 63.8% #6 Sweden: 61.5% #7 Austria: 57.6% #8 Canada: 54.7% #9 United Kingdom: 49.8% <BR> Some countries legislate to prevent people working too many hours. the EU has a 'Working Time Directive' passed in 1993 limiting the working week to 48 hours and insisting on a minimum rest period of 11 hour in any 24 hour period. France has stricter legislation, but the UK has the ability for it's workers to 'opt-out' of the clause.
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