Working longer hours does not necessarily mean more production. In fact, according to the latest IESE-Adecco Labor Euroindex study, European countries with shorter working days have higher levels of productivity.
The study, carried out by IESE Business School (University of Navarra) researchers in collaboration with Adecco, a leading company in HR Management, analyzes the creation of job vacancies in relationship to economic needs, market flexibility, employment opportunities for workers considered "vulnerable" (i.e., women and youths), and levels of productivity in seven European countries, including Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Poland. Data from other countries such as the Netherlands and Belgium were also used for comparison.
When looking at levels of productivity within Europe, the study found that while countries with the shortest working days, i.e., Holland, Germany and Belgium, had the highest level of productivity, the lowest production rates were associated with countries who worked the longest hours. Poland had the lowest level of productivity (19 international dollars per hour of production) with the longest work week (40.1 hours/week), with Portugal coming in second (24.6 international dollars per hour of production with a 39.1 hour work week) and Spain following close behind (33.7 international dollars per hour of production with a 38.3 hour work week).
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