Only 6% Of Brits Work 9am-5pm

A recent survey from YouGov has found that only 6% of Brits now work 9am-5pm and nearly half of those surveyed worked flexibly through job-sharing flexitime or compressed hours. The study shows that the most preferred working hours are 8am-4pm (chosen by 37% of the respondents) with another 21% saying they would prefer to start work even earlier at 7am and finish at 3pm. Londoners are an exception to this – perhaps unsurprisingly they responded that they would prefer to start work after 9am – which is likely to be related to rush hours and that many have long commutes.

Interestingly, the survey has also found that the respondents' preferences do not seem to be connected with child care commitments. It shows that both people without children (62%) and those with adult offspring (73%) are as likely to opt in to start their work day earlier as those with