Kota Kinabalu: Malaysia has recorded a poor ranking in a “Global Life-Work Balance Index” conducted by a human resources platform.
The recent report by Remote.com said the 60 highest GDP nations across the world were reviewed on the index.
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A series of workplace-related factors were analysed, such as statutory annual leave, sick pay, maternity leave, healthcare and overall happiness.
“The goal of this study is to represent each country’s life-work balance accurately […] to showcase how businesses in each country are looking to put life before work,” the study says.
The report has ranked Malaysia 59th in terms of global life-work balance.
“Employees in Mexico, Malaysia, and Nigeria are the most overworked, each clocking up over 40 hours on average each week (including full- and part-time workers),” it says.
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Overall calculation of the factors mentioned above has given Malaysia a score of 27.51 over 100.
The score for Malaysia reflects an average of 40.8 hours worked per week, 19 days of statutory annual leave (including public holidays), and a minimum wage of USD1.07 (RM4.31) per hour, among other things.
