MORE than one in ten residents have been logging on to remote working while in the bathroom, latest figures have revealed.

Data from Virgin Media O2 Business, in partnership with Censuswide, revealed that workers in Brighton and Hove have been working remotely in a range of alternative locations, ranging from local cafes and restaurants, to checking emails while walking the dog or doing exercise.

Almost one in three (32 per cent) of residents opt for the garden as a place for ‘hybrid working’ to get out of the house, with other popular places including the home of a friend or family member (21 per cent) and while on a car journey (18 per cent).

Top 10 alternative remote working spots in Brighton

  1. Garden - 32 per cent
  2. Friends/family house - 21 per cent
  3. Car journey - 18 per cent
  4. Cafe - 14 per cent
  5. On a walk/walking the dog - 14 per cent
  6. Restaurant - 14 per cent
  7. Car park - 12 per cent
  8. Park - 12 per cent
  9. Doing exercise (at home) - 11 per cent
  10. In the bathroom - 11 per cent

Just over one in ten admitted to working while in the bath or shower, or even on the toilet, with almost five per cent working while on the school run.

Three per cent of residents said they have logged in while at the pub, with another three per cent working while exercising at the gym.

Jo Bertram, managing director of business and wholesale at Virgin Media O2, said: “We know that where they can do so safely and securely, office workers are adopting a true hybrid approach to work - and it’s encouraging to hear tech and mobile connectivity are helping them embrace flexibility, stay productive and create their own work-life balance.

“This shows that now is not the time to slow down the tech progress we’ve made in the last 18 months. Employers must continue to invest in the tech to help people work from anywhere, as people shift from working from home, to a hybrid approach across home, the office and ‘working from roam’.”

Recent research from Virgin Media O2 Business and the Centre for Economics and Business Research found that nearly half of the UK’s part-time employees would increase their working time if their employer would let them work remotely, with employees not expecting to work away from the office for two and a half days per week.

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