By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – A full-time employee in the EU worked 40.3 hours a week on average in 2016, revealed Eurostat on Thursday.
“Denmark, with a working week of 37.8 hours, is the only country in which the normal number of working hours is less than 38, ” Eurostat said.
It was followed by Italy — 38.8 hours –, the Netherlands and France — both 39.0 hours.
A full-time employee in the U.K. spent the highest number of hours per week at their main job — i.e. 42.3 — in 2016.
“They are followed by those working in the Greek Cypriot administration — 41.7 hours –, Austria — 41.4 hours –, Greece — 41.2 –, Poland and Portugal — both 41.1, ” it said.
The latest figures showed that men had a longer working week than women, working on average 41.0 hours compared with 39.3 for women.
Employees in the mining and quarrying industry spent the longest hours at work — 42 — while the education sector recorded the shortest working week with 38.1 hours.
The data also revealed that on average, a full-time employee in Turkey worked 49.4 hours per week in 2016, the most when non-EU countries are taken into account.
