Canada. Families with Parents who work Long Hours have lower Earnings

Families with parents who work particularly long hours surprisingly earn less than parents who work standard work years, according to a study published online.

For example, among families with children, more than one-half had a parent, usually the mother, who spent less time at a paid job over a five-year period than the other parent.

Significant differences in work patterns were apparent between families with children and those without children, according to a new article published today in the online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income.

Among families without children, this work pattern was less common. These families were more likely to have both partners working full-time in all five years.

Parents with long work hours were more likely to be self-employed people, tend to have lower earnings, and may not be able to work fewer hours because of family responsibilities.

These differences in earnings were not seen among families without children.

While families working long hours were more stressed than other types of families on average, the presence of children did not appear to have much impact on their stress levels.

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