Working Hours

According to a study commissioned by a global financial services company (UBS AG) KL people although not the hardest working people in the world (measured by hours of work in a year), we are there in the top 20 list. The report says that we work an average of slightly more than 39 hours per week.

Singaporeans are slightly above us at 40 hours a week. New York is lesser at 37 hours per week, London 34 hours a week and.. surprise, surprise.. Tokyo is doing 38 hours a week! Your colleagues in Paris works only.. 30 hours a week (an average of 6 hours per day only).

Before you give yourself a pat on the back for being among the hardest working people in the world, ask yourself this: Why is it that those highly developed countries work less hours but can be more productive than we, Malaysians, who are working at longer hours? Food for thoughts..