I would guess this is because places like Germany having incredibly low annual working hours.[1] The bottom of the list is populated by all European countries.
Being at the bottom of that list is very desirable, because it means high quality of life, while being at the top of that list means very low quality of life.
The goal of increasing work productivity must be to produce the same by working less, not to work the same in order to make higher profits for a negligible part of the society.
Being at the bottom of that list is very desirable, because it means high quality of life, while being at the top of that list means very low quality of life.
The goal of increasing work productivity must be to produce the same by working less, not to work the same in order to make higher profits for a negligible part of the society.