For those seeking to improve their work-life balance, they may want to book a ticket to northern Europe. An annual study by IoT security firm Kisi has released this year’s rankings of cities across the globe by how successfully they promote work-life balance.
The study examined a range of factors including remote working infrastructure, overworking, annual leave allowances, LGBT+ equality and access and quality of healthcare. The results reveal the cities that can be celebrated for directly and indirectly promoting a health work-life balance for their citizens through constructive social policies and urban infrastructure.
The top half of the list was dominated by European and Canadian cities with the top sport going to Oslo, Norway followed by Swiss capital Bern and Finnish capital Helsinki in third. At the other end of the scale Asian and US cities dominated the lower half with the title of the world’s least balance city going to Cape Town, South Africa with Dubai, UAE and Kuala Lumpur also ranking in the bottom three.
One astounding finding was Hong Kong’s formidable slide. In last year’s study, Hong Kong ranked just inside the top half of the 100-city list at 45th. However, in this years study, it has seen its position nosedive and incredible 48 places to rank 93rd worldwide. Singapore also saw a drastic drop in this year’s survey falling from 18th in 2021 to 45th this year.
Paul Arkwright
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