The work-life balance has improved overall across the world, but Romania is below the global average, according to a survey by Regus, which involved 16,000 employees and businessmen from 80 countries.

Romania's index was 116, below the average 124. The survey revealed that most Romanian employees- 79 percent – enjoy work more and 45 percent are content with how much time they have for their personal life.

The lowest values of the work-life index were registered in Germany, UK, Belgium, Japan and France, and the highest in Mexico, Brazil and China, according to the results of the Regus study.

“Although they work more than ever, people enjoy their jobs more, and over two fifths believe they have enough time to spend at home or for personal purposes,” according to the authors of the study. The improvements in perception come after the 2010 crisis, when

Globally, nearly 60 percent of employees said they worked more than in 2010 and during the crisis and have taken on several obligations at work they did have two years ago.

Employees or businessmen in Brazil, India and the USA are among those who said they have taken more responsibilities, while Belgium, Canada and the United Kingdom reported an increased percentage of 'overwhelmed' employees, according to the study's results.

Employees in China, India and Germany are those who, according to the study, spend most time away from family or have less time to deal with personal life.

“One measure that has become extremely popular is to help employees reduce tiredness and unproductive commuting time by introducing more flexible working practices,” reads the study.

At the other extreme, the countries where employers don't make efforts to reduce time spent by staff commuting are France, Germany and Japan.

“Whether these measures will help employees to get away from peak hours, work from locations closer to home or spend more time with their families, there is no doubt that giving employees the opportunity to work in their preferred way is recognized as an important factor in addition to promoting productivity and well being,” says market leader Regus team member, Ramona Iacob.

Ioana Toader, ioana.toader@romania-insider.com

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