Countries with a long average working time are more economically successful than those countries which do not have a long working time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Experts throughout both the developing and developed worlds have debated the contribution of longer working periods in the economic growth of a country. Some believe prolonged commitment to work is regarded the norm of wealthy economies, yet I strongly disagree. There is ample evidence that substantial source of revenue can be generated through the implementation of longer working hours, thereby increasing progress of the domestic economic situation. The central reason behind

this

is twofold,

firstly

longer shifts schedule leads to increased productivity, along with lower error and accident rates.

Secondly

, a greater number of longer tasks and projects can be completed within a shift,

such

as complex maintenance tasks.

For example

, recent empirical research by the MMF demonstrated that if the labour force works longer hours, the country’s GDP will increase proportionally.

Therefore it

Accept comma addition

Therefore, it

is assumable that working longer hours would lead to economically prosperous country.

Although

there is a case of additional income from working long hours benefiting financial situation, the impact of

this

loss of time for personal or family needs cannot be overstated.

This

is largely because people may struggle to take their time off for raising children. Because of long work hours, some employees will not find time for a relationship or family at all and remain single, which can

for example

be observed in Japan. Consistent with

this

line of thinking is that birth rates are likely to fall, as well as the economic potential of the workforce in the future.

Thus

, it is possible to state beyond doubt that low birth rate might leave a society with an aging population and result in high immaterial and material cost to the country. From the arguments and examples given I firmly believe that the negative effects of long working days are a burden to economy whereas the advantages exists only short-term. It is predicted that governments will be more focused on promoting work-life balance.