“Japanese employees work significantly longer hours than their counterparts in the US, Britain and other developed countries. Japan’s employees used, on average, only 8.8 days of their annual leave in 2015, less than half their allowance, according to the health ministry. That compares with 100% in Hong Kong and 78% in Singapore.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/05/japanese-woman-dies-overwork-159-hours-overtime
(Visited 22 times, 1 visits today)
Related posts:
Judge approves use of 'truth serum' on accused Aurora shooter James Holmes
Spain Weighs Home Demolitions as Wrecking Crews on Alert
Emboldened Rhode Island, Maine lawmakers seek to legalize pot
Most people expect to be worse off than parents – except U.S., Chinese
Reality Check: U.S. Marine Held In A Mental Hospital Against His Will Because Of Facebook Posts?
State, provincial regulators raise red flags on virtual currency
Kerry: Snowden's actions 'despicable'
Hong Kong protesters back Edward Snowden, denounce allegations of U.S. spying
Kenyan slums dispense clean drinking water through ATMs
In U.S., 65% Dissatisfied With How Gov't System Works
Argentina Devaluation Sends Currency Tumbling Most in 12 Years
4.5 million electronic health records from 20 hospitals compromised
NSA chief defends his agency’s ‘noble mission’ to defend the U.S.
Judge awards 9/11 families $6 billion
Hundreds of Bangladesh textile plants shut indefinitely