{"id":23959,"date":"2015-05-18T21:01:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T13:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=23959"},"modified":"2024-03-22T00:15:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:15:28","slug":"vacation-time-vs-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/vacation-time-vs-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Can More Vacation Time Boost Productivity? An Analysis Across 30 Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japan has been in the spotlight for considering a law that would <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/business\/2015\/02\/japan-law-could-force-workers-to-take-vacation-great-idea.html\">mandate its hard-working citizens to take vacations<\/a>. This move is seen as an attempt to rejuvenate its economy after years of little to no growth, showcasing the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cnsnews.com\/news\/article\/new-law-require-workaholic-japanese-take-days\">various factors<\/a> pushing towards such a significant policy shift.<\/p>\n<p>But does granting more vacation days truly lead to greater productivity?<\/p>\n<p>The internet is rife with articles (including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/four-day-work-week\/\">one from our own website<\/a>) advocating that less work leads to more productivity. However, these claims often lack comprehensive data or focus too narrowly on a single country. To provide a broader perspective, we decided to delve deeper into this topic.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Research Approach<\/h3>\n<p>Amidst discussions on productivity, Switzerland is frequently cited as the pinnacle of efficiency according to the Global Competitiveness Report. This report relies on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), described as \u201c<em>an appropriate estimate of the level of productivity and competitiveness of an economy<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a country\u2019s position on this index is indicative of its productivity levels.<\/p>\n<p>We selected the top 30 countries from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.weforum.org\/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015\/view\/methodology\/\">Global Competitiveness Report<\/a> for our analysis, comparing the following data points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>average working hours per week<\/li>\n<li>minimum annual leave mandated by law<\/li>\n<li>days of parental leave allocated for each country<\/li>\n<li>parental leave mandated by law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Working Hours and Leaves By Countries<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<td width=\"20%\" align=\"left\"><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Working hrs per Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Minimum Mandated \n      Annual \n      Leave (days)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Paid Public Holidays<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Paid Vacation Days<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Parental leave<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/thead>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(1) Switzerland<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td width=\"16%\" align=\"center\">14 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(2) Singapore<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8-14 days <\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(3) United States<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">34 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0 days; \n      6-20 days \n      (doe)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(4) Finland<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">32 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(5) Germany<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">27 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10-14 days\n      (depending on state)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(6) Japan<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">33 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days; \n      +1 day off for each yos\n      (max: 20 days)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(7) Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7-14 days (depending yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(8) Netherlands<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">27 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(9) United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">32 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">28 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8 days \n      (9 for Scotland)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">28 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">39 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(10) Sweden<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">31 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">480 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(11) Norway<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">27 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">21 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">56 or 46 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(12) United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2 days\/month for 1st year;\n      30 days for \n      &gt; 1 yos<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">45 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(13) Denmark<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">27 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">52 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(14) Taiwan<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7-30 days (dependent on yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(15) Canada<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">33 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5-10 days\n      (depending on province)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">50 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(16) Qatar<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15-20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">50 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(17) New Zealand<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">34 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(18) Belgium<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20-24 days (dependent on working days a week)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(19) Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">32 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days\n      (extra 6 days of for workers with disabilities)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(20) Malaysia<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8-16 days (depending on yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">19 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">60 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(21) Austria<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">31 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30-36 days (dependent on yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">13 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30\/35 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(22) Australia<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">32 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days\n      (25 days for shiftworkers)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9-11 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">18 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(23) France<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">29 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30 days\n      (extra 22 days for &gt; 35 working hrs\/week)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1 day<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16 weeks;\n      26 weeks for third child.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(24) Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">48 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">21-30 days (dependent on yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(25) Ireland<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">35 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">26 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(26) South Korea<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">42 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15-25 days (dependent on yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">90 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(27) Israel<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">36 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10-28 days (dependent on yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(28) China<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">44 hrs<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5-15 days (dependent on yos)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">98 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(29) Estonia<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">36 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">28 days \n      (dependent on contract)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">140 days\n      (extra 2 wks for medical complications)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"40\" align=\"left\">(30) Iceland<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">33 hrs*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24 days<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">90 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>*doe \u2013 depending on employer<\/li>\n<li>*yos \u2013 year of service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Top 30 Most Competitive Countries, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.weforum.org\/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015\/rankings\/\">Global Competitive Report<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>List of statutory minimum employment leave by country, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_statutory_minimum_employment_leave_by_country\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>*Average annual hrs actually worked per worker, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stats.oecd.org\/index.aspx?DataSetCode=ANHRS\">OECD<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Workweek and weekend, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Workweek_and_weekend\">Wikipedia<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Parental leave, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parental_leave\">Wikipedia<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Leaderboard<\/h2>\n<p>Now, we understand that the table above is contains a truckload of data and who has the vacation time to go through the data cell by cell, right? In this section we will just give you the summary for each category, in what we will call the leaderboards.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the working hours in a week.<\/p>\n<h3>Countries With The Most Working Hours:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>48 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<li><strong>44 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 China<\/li>\n<li><strong>42 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 South Korea<\/li>\n<li><strong>40 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,<\/li>\n<li><strong>36 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 Israel, Estonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Countries With The Least Working Hours:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>27 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark<\/li>\n<li><strong>29 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 France<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 Switzerland, Belgium<\/li>\n<li><strong>31 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 Sweden, Austria<\/li>\n<li><strong>32 hrs<\/strong> \u2013 Luxembourg, Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are looking for the country that tops the chart in highest number of mandated annual leave, check this out:<\/p>\n<h3>Countries With The Most Annual Leave (days):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>30 days<\/strong> \u2013 Finland, France, Denmark, Austria<\/li>\n<li><strong>28 days<\/strong> \u2013 United Kingdom, Estonia<\/li>\n<li><strong>24 days<\/strong> \u2013 Germany, Iceland<\/li>\n<li><strong>25 days<\/strong> \u2013 Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li><strong>21 days<\/strong> \u2013 Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Countries With The Least Annual Leave (days):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>0 days<\/strong> \u2013 United States<\/li>\n<li><strong>5 days<\/strong> \u2013 China<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 days<\/strong> \u2013 Taiwan, Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li><strong>8 days<\/strong> \u2013 Singapore, Malaysia<\/li>\n<li><strong>10 days<\/strong> \u2013 Israel, Canada, Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you wonder if vacation days actually have the influence on productivity in the workplace, then these are the leaderboards you want to see.<\/p>\n<h3>Countries With The Most Paid Vacation Days:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>30 days<\/strong> \u2013 Austria<\/li>\n<li><strong>28 days<\/strong> \u2013 United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li><strong>25 days<\/strong> \u2013 Finland, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Luxembourg, France<\/li>\n<li><strong>24 days<\/strong> \u2013 Iceland<\/li>\n<li><strong>21 days<\/strong> \u2013 Norway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Countries With The Least Paid Vacation Days:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>0 days<\/strong> \u2013 United States<\/li>\n<li><strong>5 days<\/strong> \u2013 China<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 days<\/strong> \u2013 Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia<\/li>\n<li><strong>10 days<\/strong> \u2013 Japan, Canada, Israel\n  <\/li>\n<li><strong>15 days<\/strong> \u2013 Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parental leave, a controversial topic for many countries including the United States. Here are the countries that give parents a whole lot of time off, and those that didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h3>Countries With The Longest Parental Leave:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>480 days<\/strong> \u2013 Sweden<\/li>\n<li><strong>56 weeks<\/strong> \u2013 Norway<\/li>\n<li><strong>52 weeks<\/strong> \u2013 Denmark<\/li>\n<li><strong>50 weeks<\/strong> \u2013 Canada<\/li>\n<li><strong>26 weeks<\/strong> \u2013 Ireland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Countries With The Shortest Parental Leave:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>45 days<\/strong> \u2013 United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li><strong>50 days<\/strong> \u2013 Qatar<\/li>\n<li><strong>8 weeks<\/strong> \u2013 Taiwan<\/li>\n<li><strong>60 days<\/strong> \u2013 Malaysia<\/li>\n<li><strong>10 weeks<\/strong> \u2013 Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lastly, here are the leaderboards on paid public holidays, also known as holidays that you get to take a break while still on a payroll.<\/p>\n<h3>Countries With The Most Paid Public Holidays:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>25 days<\/strong> \u2013 Taiwan<\/li>\n<li><strong>19 days<\/strong> \u2013 Malaysia<\/li>\n<li><strong>13 days<\/strong> \u2013 Austria<\/li>\n<li><strong>12 days<\/strong> \u2013 Iceland<\/li>\n<li><strong>11 days<\/strong> \u2013 Singapore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Countries With The Least Paid Public Holidays:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>0 days<\/strong> \u2013 United States<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 day<\/strong> \u2013 France<\/li>\n<li><strong>2 days<\/strong> \u2013 Norway<\/li>\n<li><strong>5 days<\/strong> \u2013 Canada<\/li>\n<li><strong>8 days<\/strong> \u2013 United Kingdom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Visual Aid<\/h2>\n<p>For those who prefer a quick summary, we\u2019ve created an infographic with the help of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/piktochart.com\/\">Piktochart<\/a> to visually present the data discussed in this post.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/vacation-time-vs-productivity\/vacation-productivity.jpg\" alt=\"Vacation Time vs Productivity Infographic\" width=\"800\" height=\"7036\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: You can find and use this infographic for free at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/magic.piktochart.com\/\">Piktochart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Although our approach may not be strictly scientific, the data doesn\u2019t clearly show that more vacation days lead to increased productivity or competitiveness across countries. However, all the information is presented for you to examine and draw your own conclusions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This post was originally published on May 18, 2015.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan has been in the spotlight for considering a law that would mandate its hard-working citizens to take vacations. This move is seen as an attempt to rejuvenate its economy after years of little to no growth, showcasing the various factors pushing towards such a significant policy shift. 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