2023-12-06 08:41:00
Mille six hundred and sixty-four: this is the number of hours that the French worked in 2022. According to a study Rexecode, published this Wednesday, December 6, this is the lowest European average after Finland (established at 1,640 hours). Last year, the French worked 379 hours less compared to Romanians, the hardest-working European nationals, according to data from Eurostat and INSEE compiled for this study.
France also has lower working hours, on an annual average, than its direct neighbors. Thus, in 2022, the French worked 36 hours less than the Belgians, 69 hours less than the Spanish, 126 hours less than the Germans and 166 hours less than the Italians. Note that the European average is set at 1,792 hours (i.e. 128 hours more than France).
Covid-proof productivity
Another dark point concerning work: France shows a drop in productivity, according to this same study. This was the main “selling” argument: the efficiency of French employees, who worked, certainly, less, but “better”. Since then, Covid has been there and hourly productivity has decreased by 6% according to the latest figures from the National Productivity Council (CNP).
READ ALSO Recovery plan: the “satisfecits” of the evaluation committee at Le MaireOn the other hand, the French – faced with fairly restrictive legislation regarding working hours – stand out on one point: part-time work. In 2022, French people following this model (whether desired by the employee or imposed by the employer) have thus accumulated 971 hours of work, compared to 952 hours for the European average.
Part-time work is also the lever that the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire intends to use to reverse the trend and put French productivity back into a positive dynamic.
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