"Remote working has intensified the problem. Average workday lengthened by nearly two hours, research shown UK employers acknowledge staff work additional, unpa

"Remote working has intensified the problem. Average workday lengthened by nearly two hours, research shown UK employers acknowledge staff work additional, unpaid hours. Workers attribute uptick in overtime to loss of work-life boundaries; commutes, offices and lunch breaks have disappeared, " Personally , I think what has changed is people are spreading work out more with breaks , do the school run, get some chores done, go for a walk, so work gets finished a bit later, sometimes a bit in the evening after kids in bed. But that's an improvement as its flexible. I suspect people are keeping quiet about the chores and school runs for fear of being seen as a slacker, and the end result is everyone says they're working more, when possibly they aren't ....