Ottawa is among the world’s top cities for work-life balance, according to a new report by information technology company Kisi Inc.
The report, which assessed 51 U.S. cities and 49 global cities, ranked Canada’s capital in seventh place — just behind Geneva — based on factors such as remote working opportunities (38 per cent), the percentage of overworked employees (10 per cent), access to health care (97 per cent), mental-health support (92 per cent) and diversity, equity and inclusion factors such as gender and LGBTQ2S+ equality (94 per cent).
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The top city for work-life balance was Oslo, followed by Bern, Helsinki, Zurich and Copenhagen. By comparison, the top five overworked cities were Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Montevideo.
“As the pandemic winds down, its economic impact, combined with that of the war in Ukraine, is being felt around the world in the form of high inflation which is already affecting day-to-day life,” said the report. “Against this worrying backdrop, the onus is on companies and governments to take steps to establish a positive balance between work and life commitments for the mental well-being of employees.”
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