Ethical Dilemma ARE U.S. WORKERS OVERWORKEDa uropeans pride themselves on their quality of life, and so that, ightly so. In a recent worldwide analysis of quality of life, for long the United States ranked 13th. The 12 nations that fin puts th ished ahead of the United States were all from Europe. ual’s ha Factors considered in the analysis included material well life and being, health, political stability, divorce rates, job security, union l political freedom, and gender equality. how Many Europeans would credit their high quality of life to their nations’ free health care, generous unem- ployment benefits, and greater emphasis on leisure as opposed to work. Consider that most European nations mandate restricted workweek hours and a month or more of vacation time, but U.S. workers have among the fewest vacation days and longest average workweek in the world. Juliet Schor, a Harvard economist who has written on the subject, argues that the United States “is the world’s stand- out workaholic nation” and that U.S. workers are trapped in a “squirrel cage” of overwork. Some argue that man- dated leisure time would force companies to compete within their industry by raising productivity and product quality rather than by requiring workers to put in more employ Questi Sta mi we 2. D eli thi 3. Do hours. Many European nations also place limits on the hours employers can require employees to work. France, Germany and other nations limit the workweek to 35 hours Recently, after much debate, the French parliament voted to do away with the rule that set 35 hours as the maximum workweek. The justification was that more flexible rules would allow French companies to compete more effectively be re Er h: https://media.cheggcdn.com/media%2Ff44%2Ff44b9805-f5de-4dd0-8dc7-5bd32e7b5b1c%2Fimage