Home workers are using time saved by not commuting to stay in bed longer, new figures suggest.
They enjoyed an average of 24 more minutes of “sleep and rest” and spent 15 more minutes on activities such as exercise, compared to people who worked away from home.
The snapshot survey carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that people working from home saved on average almost an hour without needing to travel.
These figures come from separate data showing that staff wellbeing is one of the most common reasons companies give for allowing staff to work from home, although some companies have reduced their hybrid working offerings.
Working solely from home has gradually become less common since the end of the Covid pandemic.
In October, 13% of working adults in Britain said they were doing their work only from home, according to the ONS.
But hybrid working, meaning a mix of working from home and in the office or on a job site, has become more popular, although only 28% of respondents said they benefit from such a working arrangement.
Managers, parents, people aged 30 or over and those with higher qualifications are all more likely to have hybrid working arrangements, the ONS said.
But the survey, which looked at people working at least seven hours, suggests those working from home spent on average 10 minutes less working, although the ONS said its estimates were not precise enough to be sure it was.
