Work and income
Statutory leave, paid sick days, maternity cover and average hours worked.
Remote Global Life-Work Balance IndexLatest edition, published 2025
Worth weighing seriously if you are leaving a Gulf contract. The difference between 48 hours a week with no annual leave and 37 hours with 25 days is a different life, not a different job.
1st, score 86.87
Life-work balance placing
32 days of statutory leave and a legal right to request flexible hours
2nd, score 81.17
Life-work balance placing
3rd
Life-work balance placing
| Rank | Country | Life-work balance placing | Notes |
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| 4th place | GermanyAverage of about 34 hours worked a week | 4th | Average of about 34 hours worked a week |
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| 9th place | IcelandRan the largest four-day-week trial in the world | 9th | Ran the largest four-day-week trial in the world |
| 10th place | NetherlandsHighest share of part-time work of any developed country | 10th | Highest share of part-time work of any developed country |
Remote Global Life-Work Balance Index
Latest edition, published 2025
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