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OTTAWA, September 5, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A new study says one in four Canadians who work for a living now put in over 50 hours a week—compared to one-in-ten who did so 10 years ago. Those putting in the most hours are company managers and professionals, according to Health Canada’s National Work-Life Conflict Study.  For fathers, the “big change” over the past ten years has been in assuming a more “equal share of responsibility” for looking after children and older family members. For mothers, the time spent on looking after children has declined by 33%.  60% of men surveyed work 44 hours per week, compared to 40 hours for women. But half also work 7 hours in unpaid overtime per week at home or on weekends. In comparison, respondents typically devote 11 hours per week to child care, 5 hours to caring for old people, 11.5 hours to “household chores” and 19 hours to “non-work activities.”  Co-author Linda Duxbury of Carleton University called the work levels “completely unsustainable.” Reports cited a “significant slippage in mental and physical health” and “high levels of depression and burnout.”  To read the report see:  https://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/publicat/work-travail/index.html