Find out how employees in Hong Kong can improve work-life balance in 2021 by using weekends and holidays to book leave more strategically.
Compared to a 39-hour workweek in Sydney or a 40-hour workweek in Paris, which both fall on the lower end of the scale, employees in Hong Kong typically work a 44 hour week, making it one of the top four countries with the longest workweeks in the world, along with San Francisco at 44, Singapore at 44.6 and Kuala Lumpur at 46.
Alongside being one of the most hardworking countries in the APAC region, this year has seen COVID-19 exacerbate stress and burnout more than ever before, with 27% of employees in Hong Kong reporting mental health problems, with most feeling mentally drained and tired.
Hong Kong Employees are granted 7 days of annual leave entitlement after 12 months of work. This increases over the years, to a maximum of 14. Now, as we head into the last few months of 2020, a focus on wellbeing at work is more crucial than ever, and by booking strategic leave around holidays and weekends, you can get extended periods off for fewer leave days, enabling you to enjoy some extended downtime in 2021.
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