Maternity leave and sick pay: The best European countries for work-life balance
Europe features seven countries in the world's top ten spots for work-life balance. Here are the best destinations on the continent.
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Europe features seven countries in the world's top ten spots for work-life balance. Here are the best destinations on the continent.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/06/maternity-leave-and-sick-pay-the-best-european-countries-for-work-life-balance
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00:00Which European countries offer the best work-life balance?
00:09Europe is a world leader in work-life balance.
00:12A study by Global HR Platform Remote on the world's best places for employee well-being
00:18placed seven European countries in the top ten.
00:22Ireland emerged as the country with the best work-life balance in Europe,
00:27climbing up 23 positions from last year's ranking thanks to its new sick pay policies.
00:33As well as one of Europe's highest minimum wages, 13.44 euros per hour,
00:40Iceland is second thanks to its long annual leave, 38 days, a 100% sick pay rate,
00:48as well as a very high happiness index and a 93% LGBT inclusivity rate.
00:55The overall score sees Iceland followed by Denmark, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Germany,
01:02Luxembourg and Slovenia. Spain is the only Southern European country in the top ten
01:09thanks to its generous annual leave policy, 36 days, and its great maternity leave wage,
01:16100% of the salary, honourable mention for the Netherlands, which just narrowly didn't
01:22make it to the top ten but offers the shortest working week on average around 32 hours.