The highest rates of people working overtime in the Netherlands are among male employees and those in full-time positions, new data show.

According to figures from the nation's central statistical agency, more than one in three (37 per cent) workers complete tasks outside the time allotted in their contracts at an average rate of six hours per week.

The highest rates of overtime were found in the information and communication sector, while the lowest were recorded within the construction industry.

An estimated 2.3 million people worked extra hours in 2010, comprising 41 per cent of male members of staff and 32 per cent of women, while 43 per cent of full-time employees did so, compared with 29 per cent in part-time roles.

Those seeking engineering jobs in the Netherlands may be interested in official statistics showing activities by Dutch organizations focused in and around the North Sea provide jobs to nearly 250,000 individuals, just over four per cent of total employment in the nation.

Posted by Alex Donnell