By Dana McCauleyWorking more than 39 hours a week can wreak havoc on your mental and physical health, a new study has found. Australian National University researchers are calling for an end to the long hours worked by Australians, in the name of health and wellbeing. "Our findings showed that on average, the maximum number of hours that can be worked before mental health starts to suffer is 39 hours," the study's authors wrote. "Long work hours erode a person's mental and physical health, because it leaves less time to eat well and look after themselves properly ... Australian businesses need to adhere to a healthy work hour limit for the mental health of workers." Women were best off working just 34 hours a week "to take into account the amount of caring work women do at home", they said.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 03, 2017 06:46 UTC