What does the future work week look like?

What does the future work week look like? A glimpse at how we'll be working post-pandemic, comparing historic data against a possible future where people combine working-from-home with going into the office. PAST FUTURE Total time spent in the office 34hr 26mins 20hr 11 mins a week a week Commuting Lunch breaks Past Future Past Future 34 minutes 295 minutes 177 minutes 31 minutes a week a week a day a day The average hybrid worker The average hybrid worker could save 102 hours of could get 13 more hours of lunch a year commuting a year Meetings Sick days Past Future Past Future 49 mins 45.2 mins 5.9 sick 5.86 sick a day a day days a days a year year The average hybrid worker That's the fewest could get back 16 hours of sick days for office-based meeting time a year workers since 2010 Perks of WFH in a new hybrid model 51% of employees say that WFH has had a positive impact on their output 55% of managers say their direct 55% reports have been more productive during the pandemic say a more flexible schedule during 31% the pandemic has boosted their productivity SOURCES https://www.accountancyage.com/2018/10/02/how-long-does-the-average-uk-em ployee-spend-at-work/ https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/work/trends/uk-working-lives https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/08/british-workers-average-lunch-break-lasts-just-31 -minutes-8469471/ and 39 minutes in 2020 https://news.samsung.com/uk/the-end-of-the-great-british-Lunch-hour-79-of-uk-w orkers-arent-taking-time-for-themselves-at-lunch https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/relations/flexible-working/returni ng-to-workplace-after-coronavirus#gref https://www.businessleader.co.uk/brits-spend-a-whole-month-a-year-doing-work-th ats-already-been-done/74640/ https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/you-re-right-you-are-working-longer-and-attending-mo re-meetings https://www.booqed.com/blog/minutes-wasted-of-meeting-50-shocking-meeting-s tatistics https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133778/employee-absence-rate-in-the-uk/ 2.5 days in the office 2.5 days in the office