GUS: Poles worked over 7.5h daily in 2013

In 2013, Poles spent 7 hours and 38 minutes per day at work. Housework was worth PLN 20,729 in total, in line with a survey by the Central Statistical Office, required by Eurostat to be conducted every decade. Employed workers committed the most of their daytime to working – 8 hours and 11 minutes, while the self-employed worked only 7 hours and 40 minutes on average. What is more, Polish women worked 1 hour and 1 minute shorter than Polish men. It is worth noticing that, 11 percent of employed women did not work full-time; however, when it comes employed men – it was only 5 percent. In total, Poles' housework was valued at PLN 20,729 in 2013. Housework done by women was worth PLN 2,223 monthly; men's - PLN 1,218. As many as 28,209 households participated in the survey, which lasted throughout the entire 2013.