Over a third of Thai workers work day and night away

 Canvassing the opinions of over 12,000 business people in 85 countries, the survey showed that pressure on working hours has increased in recent years because of slow economic recovery in mature economies and, conversely, very rapid growth in emerging ones.
 The key findings are;
 -  25 per cent of Thai workers usually work between nine to eleven hours every day compared to 38 per cent of global workers;
 - 10 per cent of workers in Thailand and 10 per cent globally regularly work more than eleven hours a day;
 - 40 per cent of Thai workers take tasks home to finish at the end of the day more than three times a week compared to 43 per cent globally;
 - Remote workers globally are more likely to work eleven hour days (14 per cent) than fixed office workers (6 per cent) and to take tasks home to finish (59 per cent) than fixed office workers (26 per cent);
 - Globally, only 5 per cent of women work 60 hour weeks compared to more than twice that (12 per cent) for men. They are also less likely (32 per cent) to take work home to complete more than three times a week, than men (48 per cent); and
 - Workers in smaller companies globally were more likely to take work home with them (48 per cent) more than three times a week than those working in large firms (29 per cent).
 “This study finds a clear blurring of the line between work and home. The long-term effects of this over-work could be damaging both to workers’ health and to overall productivity as workers drive themselves too hard and become disaffected, depressed or even physically ill," said William Willems, regional vice-president, for Regus Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia.
 "While women were found to be less likely to work longer hours, probably because they are more likely to be employed in part-time work, small company workers are more likely to clock up the hours than large company employees. Workers in small businesses are perhaps more likely to feel that the impact of the single employee on the success of a project is more marked."
 The survey showed that there is growing evidence suggesting that remote workers are more productive, have a higher job satisfaction and lower stress levels.  These workers typically spend far less time commuting, freeing-up more time for their job. Businesses that enable their employees to work from locations closer to home and manage their time more independently will offset the stress of a poor work-life balance and gain more productive, committed and healthy staff.