A new study has ranked Canada fifth among OECD countries for having the best work-life balance.
Produced by financial technology company Tipalti, the study ranked the top 10 countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) according to their work environments and benefits, using metrics such as average of hours worked in a year, annual salary, tax rates. and pensions.
Switzerland ranked first, with the highest average annual salary of the countries analyzed and the highest average pension assets per person.
The United States, with the lowest combined tax rate in the top 10, ranked second followed by Iceland, Norway and Canada.
The study found that Canadians work an average of 1,696 hours in a given year, earning an average of $43,540, with a combined income, sales and corporate rate of 64% and $41,987 in pension assets per person.
The top 10 list includes:
- Swiss
- United States
- Iceland
- Norway
- canada
- Australia
- Netherlands
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Denmark