Danish working hours are 8-4 and overtime is frowned upon. The Danes are trusted to work hard, achieve and then deal with the important things – collecting the kids, getting outdoors, baking. Unlike the British work ethic, burning the midnight oil won’t get you a pat on the back; you’ll simply receive a lecture on time management. Where can I sign up? Relocating the family to Denmark is a bit dramatic so try the next best thing – take a leaf out of our Scandi cousins’ book