Are Greeks the hardest workers in Europe?
The average Greek is working a full 40% longer than the average German.
.. “The Greek labour market is composed of a large number of people who are self-employed, meaning farmers and – on the other hand – shop-keepers who are working long hours.”
Self-employed workers tend to work more than those who have specified hours in an employment contract.
.. The second reason Mr Marianna points to is the different number of part-time workers in each country.
“In Germany, the share of employees working part-time is quite high. This represents something like one in four,” he says.
As these annual hours figures are for all workers, the large proportion who work part-time in Germany is bringing down the overall average. In Greece, far fewer people work part-time.