Kanada belegt im Jahr 2025 unter den Industrieländern den 7. Platz im Work-Life-Gleichgewicht
https://upperclasscareer.com/ranking-of-work-life-balance-in-developed-countries-in-2025/
Kanada belegt im Jahr 2025 unter den Industrieländern den 7. Platz im Work-Life-Gleichgewicht
https://upperclasscareer.com/ranking-of-work-life-balance-in-developed-countries-in-2025/
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Right smack dab in the middle of the Nordic countries with not a lot of difference between us and Denmark. The US unsurprisingly slotting into dead last.
I have friends in a some of the European countries mentioned and putting Canada above them tells me this list is not really talking about what we commonly think of as „work-life-balance“. Or at least for people with university education.
The people I know who work in France basically take 1/2 the summer off and have laws protecting not answering emails after hours, so ranking them low due to „workplace dynamics“ seems silly.
7/25, right between Denmark and Australia.
[Here’s the actual study results.](https://remote.com/resources/research/global-life-work-balance-index)
Lmao I’m starting to not believe these studies anymore.
From friends in EU they are shocked we don’t have enough free time to make work worth it.
In US I find they are also shocked but in a different way: we don’t actually get paid enough to make life work outside work.
Kinda the worst of both worlds.
I did my job in helping the numbers look good in the first half of the year. Making the numbers look bad until the new year now.
From the article re: Canada;
“Canada’s ranking benefits from universal healthcare, workplace safety standards, and an increasing number of employers offering flexible schedules.
Paid leave entitlements are reasonable, though fewer than in many European countries.
The main factors preventing a higher position include high housing costs in metropolitan areas and seasonal job fluctuations in certain sectors, which can create periods of intensive work for many employees.”
Sure doesn’t feel like it lol. I’m actually considering taking a demotion at work for a better work/life balance.
7th is pretty fucking great considering the competition…
Especially when you take into account the actual numbers and realize we’re not that far from being 3rd.
#7 Canada – 73.46
#3 Belgium – 75.91
Germany and Canada are pretty close in this list, but it is not even close.
Most workers in Germany start with 6 weeks of paid leave, many Canadians start with 3 weeks if not less. Laying people off is much easier in Canada, the unions are pretty toothless, and the laws protecting workers are lacking. The other difference is in sick leave, it is unlimited in most places in Germany (not talking about long-term disability), while in Canada people who get sick more often / with chronic illnesses are forced to fall back on their vacation leave or use unpaid leave.
It is harder in Canada to have a better work-life balance with limited leave because it is hard for people to take longer vacations and disconnect from work. Yes, there are many countries that are worse, but Canada is not even in the same league as Western European countries.