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Likes, dislikes, hobbies, and free-time activities - Vocabulary
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Web homework
Find information about working hours and free time in different countries around the world. How many hours do people work? Do they work Monday through Friday, or do they have a different work schedule? Check the following websites or documents.
- Differences in average working hours around the world http://www.topuniversities.com/blog/differences-average-working-hours-around-world
- 10 cities with the shortest working hours http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2015/09/30/cities-with-shortest-work-hours/index.html
- Who works the longest hours? http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18144319
- Working Time Around the World http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publication/wcms_104895.pdf
- How We Spend Our Leisure Time http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1549394,00.html
- Leisure varies across countries and cultures https://www.whitehutchinson.com/news/lenews/2009_may/article109.shtml
How many hours do people work?
ResponderEliminarIn Canada the people worked an average of 36.6 hours per week
in Quebec the average working hours were 35.4 hours per week
In Alberta the average working hours were 39 hours per week
In US the average working hours has been around 1,700 hours per year.
In US the people have the choice to work 24/7, a 70-hour week could be completely normal. Eight hours per day is often the "official" expectation. In many industries and regions, upwards of 12 hours per day has become the norm
In France the people work 35 hours per week
In Malta and the UK the people work around 40-42 hours per week
in Germany, they don't really work long hours, they work very efficiently. Many people only work four days a week
in Spain the people work two or three extra hours every day, all these extra hours are never remunerated or compensated
In Australia the people have a work maximum 38 hours per week
In Asia is extremely common for full-time workers to average 60 hours a week or more
In metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad the people work around 10-12 hours or more depending on the project pressure.
In France the people work only around 35 hours per week they have 29 days of paid vacation
South Korea works 2,193 hours per year
Chile works 2,068 per year
British works 1,647 hours per year
Germany works 1,408 hours per year
Greece works 2,017 hours a year
According to first webside to statistics working hours, they do a comparrison the differents countries. In Quebec - Canada for example the average working hours were 35.4 compared to 39 hours the same country(alberta).
ResponderEliminarUSA is a country that worked the last year 1700 hours per year. This comes outhigher than most Eurepean countries but lower than many Asia; Both statistics suggest that in europe tend to be lower than those in the US.
On the other hand, the document says that in Anglophone countries people are expected to work longer hours to reach targests. While lower - level employees are encouraged to keep to their set hours.
In Spain is different because they do a long break during the middle of the day.. even though the break is longest not the best way to solve the balance between work and family life.
In Australia is increasingly common to work 7 to 3 or 10 to 6, there is a healthy respect for work/life balance.
Finally, every body say that Asia nationts long working hours, however, sometimes countries there isn´t set hours because of the project pressure.
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ResponderEliminarIn the ranking of CNN in Paris only work 35 hour per week, around of 1604 hour year, while in Hong Kong working 2606 hours per year, or over 50 hour per week.. Beatriz Martínez Contreras
In Canadá worked an average of 36.6 hour per week, with variation depending on age, gender and location, for example in Quebec the average working 35.4 hours per week , compared to 39 hours in Alberta.
ResponderEliminarin the few days a week in Germany work only four days a week, taking the last half of thursday and friday.. Beatriz Martínez Contreras
How many hours do people work?
ResponderEliminarIn Canada the people work 36.6 hours per week.
The Frenchmen work 35 hours per week.
In Hong Kong the people work 50 hours each week.
In Australia tthe people work 38 hours per week.
In Luxembourg the people work around 1703 hours annually.
In Lithuania the people work 1716 hours per year.
Do they have a different work schedule?
Yes, each country has different norms for the working hours, for examples:
In Canada the work schedule varies depending on age, gender and location.
In France the work schedule was introduced by the government.
In Australia sometimes the people work overtimes but for a good reason.
In Lithuania the people recieve 30 vacation days, while that in Luxembourg the people recieve 32 days of paid holidays per year.
MARIA CAMILA VALLEJO GARCIA
ResponderEliminar•how many hours do people work?
In canada the people they work around of 36,6 hours per week with variations on age, gerder and location.
In EE.UU according to statistica they work around 1700 hours per year, these statistics say they are worked more hours than in Europe but low to some countries in Asia.
In Europe varies depending on the country:
-In the countries of eastern Europe as Greece, Russia, Poland, Estonia, Hungary and Czch Republic the average number of hours worked is high.
-In the countries of Western Europe as United Kingdom, Germany, France(about 35 hours a week sometimes more), Spain and Italy they have a lower average annual working hours.
In Australia it works about 38 hours per week but with overtime.
Countries as South Korea and Japan they try to lower working hours fornto improve employee health and quality of life well normally they work 60 hours per week.
Each country has different rules work.
The working schedule in some countries is very different there are countries with low working hours like France and Canada where the average is 36 hours a week. In the other hand the countries where the working schedule is very long for example USA where the people work more than 40 hours a week and Spain where the people do not expect to be paid for that extra time at work and do not complain about it because they fear to lose their job. SANDRA MILENA ECHEVERRI MARIN
ResponderEliminarLaura Bridgestock wrote about the diferences in Average working hours around the world.
ResponderEliminarAverege the working hours in Canada is 36.6 per week in 2012
Averege the working hours in USA is 1700 hours per year
Average the working hours in frencha is around 1480 hours per year.
Greek workers working a Averege of 2017 hours per year.
In the actuality the countries with on working hours they are:
Hong Kong
Singapore
Republic of Korea
Who works the longest hours?
Is Chile the countries with more hours working
Differences in average working hours around the world.
ResponderEliminarAverage the working hours in USA is 1700 hours per year. In France the people work 35 hours per week. Employed Canadian worked an average of 36.6 hours per week, but this depends of city.
In Europa the people work 35 to 42 hours per week.
The people of Australia work maximun 38 hours. This time is regulated for national employment standard.
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