Britain is among the least work-oriented countries in the world—but that may not be enough to explain its flatlining productivity

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Faced with surging interest rates and the deepest cost-of-living crisis in decades, there's one thing British workers aren't willing to give up: their work-life balance.

According to a new study, the U.K. tops a list of 24 countries when it comes to which nation is the least work-oriented.