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The Dutch have the best work-life balance. Here’s why

Workers look from the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Offices in Rotherham, northern England, February 4, 2015. Rotherham's council leader and entire cabinet resigned after the publication of a report into their response to years of child sexual exploitation in the town. The report said the authority was not fit for purpose and had been in complete denial after an earlier inquiry found that 1400 children, some as young as 11, were abused in Rotherham, by gangs of predominantly Asian men. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The Netherlands is now the country with the best work-life balance, overtaking Denmark. Image: REUTERS/Darren Staples

Rob Smith
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Only 0.5% of Dutch employees regularly work very long hours, compared to the OECD average of 13%. Image: Pixabay
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