3 years, 3 months ago
Which countries have a non-standard work-week (IE, not Saturday+Sunday as the weekend)? Is there a list of such countries available online?
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I can't find a handy list for all countries, but this Wikipedia page has some useful info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek
In general, Friday is a holy day in Muslim countries, so their weekend is either Thu & Fri or Fri & Sat.
Saturday is the Jewish Sabbath, so in Israel the weekend is Fri & Sat.
In many Asian countries, it's normal to work six days a week, so the weekend for a lot of people is just Sunday.
If you are going to seriously rely on this info, you should double check it for the countries that are important to you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek
In general, Friday is a holy day in Muslim countries, so their weekend is either Thu & Fri or Fri & Sat.
Saturday is the Jewish Sabbath, so in Israel the weekend is Fri & Sat.
In many Asian countries, it's normal to work six days a week, so the weekend for a lot of people is just Sunday.
If you are going to seriously rely on this info, you should double check it for the countries that are important to you.
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Note: there is now a more complete answer to this available:
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/holidays/help-me-with-some-research-i-need-a-list-of-work-weeks-and-weekend-days-by-country-for-all-200-countries-see-details