The UK and the Netherlands stand out, with employees ‘working until 8pm and regularly logging off later than usual to complete a long working day’, he said.
However, employees in Denmark, Belgium and Spain initially recorded an increase in working hours, but have since returned to their roster before the pandemic, NordVPN Teams said in a statement.
NordVPN Teams, which works with more than 10,000 businesses, looked at the amount of data sent via servers to calculate employees’ working hours.
The company recorded a significant drop in the use of VPN businesses during lunch, indicating possible short lunches during teleworking. ‘
It also saw a 41% increase in VPN server operating traffic on Thanksgiving compared to the average weekend, which the company said ‘suggests people spend their family time working.’
Although server data cannot distinguish between work and personal use, NordVPN said it trusts that the research reflects longer working hours.
“Technically, someone can perform personal tasks while logged in to their business. VPN, but we find that employees usually treat work resources carefully and use them regularly,” Auste Valikonyte, a company spokeswoman, told CNN.
“There are personal VPNs on the market that are commonly used for personal purposes.”
Separate research from Wildgoose, a company that provides virtual team-building experiences for businesses, found that 55% of UK workers say they are expected to work outside their normal hours while working from home , and that 74% had fatigue, tension or burnout. during the pandemic.
Wildgoose spoke to employees of 133 UK companies and found that 44% said their workload increased while working from home, and 31% reported an impact on their mental health, such as being depressed, anxious or exhausted feel because they transferred to homework during the pandemic.
“Although we have all become accustomed to homework while the pandemic continues, it still poses major challenges to maintain the right work-life balance,” said Jonny Edser, managing director of Wildgoose, in a statement.
“With increased workload and a worrying tendency to work through illness, people’s jobs are becoming more and more vague in their home lives at a time when it is important for the two to differ.”