Slovaks work long hours

ACCORDING TO data from Eurostat, the European statistics bureau, Slovaks enjoy one of the longest workweeks in Europe.

While Czechs work 43 hours a week, the longest workweek in the EU, the average Slovak puts in 41 hours. The average EU citizen works 37.9 hours.

The Dutch spend the least time at work, a mere 31.4 hours according to the Eurostat data, or six hours a day on average compared to 8.5 hours in the Czech Republic.

Compiled by Martina Jurinová from press reports
The Slovak Spectator cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information presented in its Flash News postings.

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