WORK SCHEDULES
A vital part of the overall work environment is amount of time workers spend on the job. There is no universal work schedule. The week common in the United States is not the norm in every country. Americans spend more hours on the job than do workers in other industrialized nations. Employees in the United States work almost 2 weeks longer each year than employees in Japan, and 14 weeks longer each year than workers in Norway. Not only do Americans work more hours, they also take fewer annual vacation days. A survey of 1,000 employees conducted by Expedia found that 12% of them did not plan to take any vacation days. On average, U.S. workers receive 16 vacation days per year but take only 14 of them.