Is Poor Work Ethic a Reason for UK's Low Productivity?

To what extent does work ethic and attitude to work affect labour productivity? What are the factors that can diminish and improve attitudes to work. 00:00 Lazy Britain? 1:14 UK - France 2:40 UK – Japan 3:32 Inactivity 4:48 Rise in Sickness 6:40 Subscriber Views 8:06 Work by Age 9:00 British Workers ► Please SUBSCRIBE! ► UK Economy - https://www.youtube.com/c/economicshelp1?sub_confirmation=1 Sources: https://ifs.org.uk/inequality/press-release/decades-of-benefit-reforms-have-pushed-more-people-into-work-but-very-often-into-part-time-low-paid-work-with-little-prospect-of-progression/ https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/almost-4m-people-on-benefits-with-no-requirement-to-work-fmljn70gx https://fortune.com/europe/2023/09/07/britain-least-work-oriented-countries-work-life-balance-productivity/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/04/britain-become-nation-quitters-almost-rational-be-lazy/ https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/get-britains-stats-working/ ABOUT ----------- ► https://www.economicshelp.org was founded in 2006 by Tejvan Pettinger, who studied PPE at Oxford University and teaches economics. He has published several economics books, including: ► Economic Short Cuts https://amzn.to/3IgxupC ► 50 Essential Economic Ideas https://amzn.to/3IgxndG ► Cracking Economics. https://www.economicshelp.org/shop/cracking-economics/ ► What Would Keynes Do? Amazon https://amzn.to/2xShqq4 ► Economics Without the Boring Bits https://amzn.to/48T1hA9