Hate to be a killjoy here, but my working experience was somewhat different, often worked a 55-60 hour week, always in before eight and rarely left before 6.30 and I was often the first to leave, I could feel my superiors eyes burning in the back of my head as I closed the door, also was expected to work at the weekend if the workload was high, and it always was. Only four weeks holiday a year and sick pay had to be earned as well. After fourteen months packed it in as health was deteriorating.
My wife however has had a much more positive experience and works between 35-40 hours a week for a caring employer.
I wont say where I worked other than had NZ and X in the title. Needless to say staff turnover was mind blowingly high. But as the human resources officer said at my exit interview -always another pom that can be lured in with the prospect of residency, churn and burn was the maxim (I think they had a hot line to NZ immigration)
By the way I think the CEO was named NZ businessman of the year!!