There are substantial differences in working time between European countries, especially between the former European Union members and the new members, according to the report, “Working time developments – 2008” conducted every year by Eurofound.
Across the European Union, the longest working weeks are found in Romania (41.8 hours), the Czech Republic (41.7 hours) and Latvia (41.7 hours). At the opposite side, with the shortest working weeks are France (38.4 hours), Belgium (38.6 hours) and Ireland (38.9 hours).
Considering that the normal working week in these countries is 40 hours, it would be interesting to analyze the ovetime activity of employees that spend more time at the office. Is overtime justified? Do the employees use it for work related activities or not?
The study also analysis the number of days of agreed annual paid leave. Numbers shows that the annual paid leave varies considerably, from 33 days in Sweden to 20 days in Cyprus and Estonia. Among the countries with higher paid leave we also find Denmark and Germany with 30 days, while among the countries with the lower paid leave we find Slovakia with 21.2 days and Romania with 21 days.
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