An increasing number of employees and flexible staff are working from home in order to get the job done, it has been revealed.
In fact, almost half of workers in the UK work well over eight hours a day, with a third putting in nine to eleven hours and a tenth working over 11 hours. Forty-three per cent of these people are taking work home to finish things off at least three times a week.
However, flexible workers who have the option to work from home on a regular basis might actually be getting more done. Indeed, a higher percentage (62 per cent) of these people are finishing the job off after office hours.
It is thought that this is down to the fact that working from home or from a flexible location increases job satisfaction and an individual's work-life balance, which often contributes to higher levels of job commitment.
Dr Clare Kelliher, professor of work and organisation at Cranfield School of Management, commented: “In the case of remote workers, who are working either at home or from a location closer to home, their days are more productive because they have avoided what may be a long and stressful commute but also because they are removed from the day-to-day distractions of the workplace which allows them to be more focused.” 
