The Average Workday Just Got Half an Hour Shorter
Time spent laboring decreased by 37 minutes in the past year, but productivity levels have remained constant.
The study also found a a dip in the number of overutilized employees.
Photographer: Jason Alden/BloombergThe average workday shrank by 37 minutes in the past year and fewer people are pulling overtime shifts, possible indications that managers are increasingly mindful of work-life balance in the post-Covid era.
Time spent at work has fallen to 10 hours from more than 10 ½ at the end of the second quarter of 2022, according to a study by workforce-analytics firm ActivTrak Inc. But even though staffers are clocking in for shorter stretches, productivity hasn’t slipped, the company found in a study released on Tuesday. The research analyzed 38 million hours worked by more than 134,000 employees globally across industries like financial services, healthcare, insurance and professional services.