Should you Brexit?

05 December 2016
Volume 31 · Issue 6

Imagine if you knew that you could do the same job you love, but make much more money at it, work fewer hours and have longer holidays.

This is all easily achievable – you just need to move to a different country! However, this can of course come with the added benefits of better weather, higher standards of living, delicious cuisine... And now there's a quick and easy way to find out where you should be living according to your career.

Credit comparison website TotallyMoney.comhas created a handy jobs infographic which illustrates how European countries compare to one another, based on salary, average hours worked per week, and paid leave (based on the top 10 countries in Europe that Brits migrate to, including the UK) and it reveals some interesting results.

Germany, the economic engine of Europe, ranks as the top country to work in. German workers, living up to their stereotype for being hardworking and efficient (we don’t hear about the superiority of German engineering in car ads for nothing!), may not boast the highest average salary (that distinction belongs to the Netherlands, in fourth place overall, where people earn on average £39k a year), but they work the fewest hours per week (26) and have one of the lowest living costs. In second place is France, with the highest paid leave (30 days per year. It is apparent the republic has a healthy regard for a good work/life balance; they have even suggested a law banning out of hours emails, so called the ‘right to disconnect’.

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