for all you Europe experts

[chipy]

i once heard that people in Germnay usually start work around 10AM. now, i know not everyone there starts at 10, but i heard that most do. in the US, most of us start at 8AM and finish at 5PM on a typical day. again, there are the exceptions. but i'm talking "in general".

my question is: what are the start and end times for most workers in Europe? fyi, i'm curious because one of my professional studies is human resources and i'm interested in working hours and how that relates to leisure time and culture. thanx!

Cliffs:

1) pick a European country or countries
2) tell me when the majority of the workers start work (time, not age)
3) tell me when the majority of the workers end work.

 

[0roo0roo]

really? i don't think there laws on start times. france had the 35 hr week thing though. that and people are very hard to fire.

 

[iamaelephant]

It's not Europe, but FWIW in New Zealand working hours are generally 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

 

[chipy]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
It's not Europe, but FWIW in New Zealand working hours are generally 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

it's not Europe? then what is it? where is it? who is it?

 

[iamaelephant]

Originally posted by: chipy

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
It's not Europe, but FWIW in New Zealand working hours are generally 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

it's not Europe? then what is it? where is it? who is it?

Tell me you're not serious.

 

[B00ne]

Originally posted by: chipy
i once heard that people in Germnay usually start work around 10AM. now, i know not everyone there starts at 10, but i heard that most do. in the US, most of us start at 8AM and finish at 5PM on a typical day. again, there are the exceptions. but i'm talking "in general".

my question is: what are the start and end times for most workers in Europe? fyi, i'm curious because one of my professional studies is human resources and i'm interested in working hours and how that relates to leisure time and culture. thanx!

Cliffs:

1) pick a European country or countries
2) tell me when the majority of the workers start work (time, not age)
3) tell me when the majority of the workers end work.

You cannot possibly generalise that - flextime

Where I work, the workers start around 06:30-07:30 am and leave 15:30 - 16:30, The higher up ones start from 06:00-10:00 and leave from 17:00-00:00

 

[chcarnage]

In the tertiary sector of Germany and Switzerland, I think 8-12am/1-5pm are the most common work times. I've heard that in Spain people like long midday breaks. 8-12/2-6 should be more common there.

There are no laws of start/finish times, but sometimes additional night shift laws exist. Companies often establish "core worktime" (e.g 9-12/2-4) where office workers have to be present, but it's their decision when to work for the rest of the time.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Originally posted by: chipy

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
It's not Europe, but FWIW in New Zealand working hours are generally 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

it's not Europe? then what is it? where is it? who is it?

Look at a map for the love of god. Unbelievable.

 

[ndee]

Hey, en andere Zürcher da?

btw, what chcarnage said.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: chipy

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
It's not Europe, but FWIW in New Zealand working hours are generally 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

it's not Europe? then what is it? where is it? who is it?

Look at a map for the love of god. Unbelievable.

good god...

 

[loic2003]

Originally posted by: chipy

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
It's not Europe, but FWIW in New Zealand working hours are generally 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

it's not Europe? then what is it? where is it? who is it?

LMAO @ your ignorance!

so here in Jersey (NOT the american jersey... 'old' Jersey, if you will) hours are generally 9 -> 5 or equivalent with flexitime. On average we get 4 weeks+ per year holiday (vacation).

 

[Eeezee]

A friend of mine's average hours are 4AM-1PM. He is an American. Where does he fit in with your crazy little scheme?

 

[miri]

Hours in Spain usually start around 9am, off between 2pm-5pm, work 5pm-8pm

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: chipy
i once heard that people in Germnay usually start work around 10AM. now, i know not everyone there starts at 10, but i heard that most do. in the US, most of us start at 8AM and finish at 5PM on a typical day. again, there are the exceptions. but i'm talking "in general".

my question is: what are the start and end times for most workers in Europe? fyi, i'm curious because one of my professional studies is human resources and i'm interested in working hours and how that relates to leisure time and culture. thanx!

Cliffs:

1) pick a European country or countries
2) tell me when the majority of the workers start work (time, not age)
3) tell me when the majority of the workers end work.

1.) The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany
2.) Between 7 and 9 if you work in an office, variable time if you're on shifts.
3.) Between 4 and 6, variable time if you're on shifts.

I used to start at 8 and get out at 5.

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: ndee
Hey, en andere Zürcher da?

btw, what chcarnage said.

Nein, doch? Ich dachtete dass du der einige Deutscher war .
(Third year of German ^^.)

 

[compuwiz1]

What I love about some parts of Europe, is that the lunch hours (yes, 2 hours), are spent on the sidewalk bistros, having snacks and cocktails.

 

[imported_Phil]

UK: I start at 9am and finish at 5:30pm, as do most people. 8am-6pm is not uncommon.

 

[Snapster]

Originally posted by: Phil
UK: I start at 9am and finish at 5:30pm, as do most people. 8am-6pm is not uncommon.

Same.

 

[chcarnage]

Originally posted by: ndee
Hey, en andere Zürcher da?

btw, what chcarnage said.

Ja, aber nöd so lang wi du Bisch au us de Stadt sälber, oder wohnsch ide Agglomeration?

Originally posted by: Vegitto


Nein, doch? Ich dachtete dass du der einige Deutscher war .
(Third year of German ^^.)

Attention Vegitto, both mine and ndee's sentences weren't written in normal German but in a Swiss dialect.

Originally posted by: miri
Hours in Spain usually start around 9am, off between 2pm-5pm, work 5pm-8pm

Thanks for the correction. I've read about a survey where it turns out the Spaniards get the fewest time to sleep of all Europeans, because of their daily routine.

 

[mk52]

Originally posted by: Vegitto

Originally posted by: ndee
Hey, en andere Zürcher da?

btw, what chcarnage said.

Nein, doch? Ich dachte dass du der einzige Deutsche warst .
(Third year of German ^^.)

fixed

 

[VoteQuimby]

Is it true that at 10AM in Germany everyone stops work for a sandwich break?

 

[iamwiz82]

France takes most of August off for "holiday."

 

[Trikat]

Crap, I thought New Zealand was above Australia. I guess I was wrong.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: chipy
i once heard that people in Germnay usually start work around 10AM. now, i know not everyone there starts at 10, but i heard that most do. in the US, most of us start at 8AM and finish at 5PM on a typical day. again, there are the exceptions. but i'm talking "in general".

my question is: what are the start and end times for most workers in Europe? fyi, i'm curious because one of my professional studies is human resources and i'm interested in working hours and how that relates to leisure time and culture. thanx!

Cliffs:

1) pick a European country or countries
2) tell me when the majority of the workers start work (time, not age)
3) tell me when the majority of the workers end work.

You expect us to do your homework?

 

[GTaudiophile]

In Germany, I would say most people work 9:00 to 18:00 with a one-hour lunch break, Monday through Thursday (32 hours) and 9:00 to 16:00 on Friday with a one-hour lunch break (5 hours). Hence their 38-hour work week. These are the hours we keep at my office, and I work for the government. Some 50% of German employees work for the state in some capacity.