Bosses are right: remote workers spend 2.5 fewer hours on the clock than their coworkers in the office
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Research shows remote employees work on average 2.65 fewer hours daily compared to their in-office counterparts, logging about 5.14 hours instead of 7.79. This results in almost 1.65 fewer workdays per week. Men tend to work less than women while remote, but in the office, they log more hours. The least productive remote workers are in construction, which averages just 2.17 hours worked from home. Additionally, remote work is linked to 10% to 20% lower productivity compared to working in-office.
Research indicates that employees working from home clock in 2.65 fewer hours compared to in-office workers, averaging only 5.14 hours daily.
The study highlights that men, particularly, work around 0.2 hours less daily from home than women, but work longer hours in the office.
Remote construction workers average just 2.17 hours of work from home, making them the least productive remote workers compared to other fields.
Fully remote work is associated with 10% to 20% lower productivity compared to fully in-person work, raising concerns about remote work effectiveness.
Read at Fortune
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