# Two in three people can’t leave their work emails alone at home
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2018-03-03
Category: LIFESTYLE
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/lifestyle
Meta Title: UK Office Workers: Two Thirds Checking Emails in Personal
Meta Description: Discover how UK office workers are spending more personal time on work emails, with insights on habits across different cities. Learn more here.
URL: https://financedigest.com/two-in-three-people-cant-leave-their-work-emails-alone-at-homehtml

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People are increasingly reluctant to leave work at the office, with two thirds of working adults in the UK spending their personal time checking their work emails.

A survey of 2,000 UK office workers, conducted by tech retailer Ebuyer, shows that 66% of people log on outside of their normal business hours, with most of those (91%) using their personal devices to do so.

Habits vary across the country, with Londoners the most email-obsessed. Three quarters (75%) check their office correspondences in their own time, closely followed by Nottingham at 69%.

By comparison, Belfast is the only major city where fewer than half of people look at emails outside of work, at 49%.

The cities in which the most people regularly check their work emails in their own time are:

1. London – 75%
2. Nottingham – 69%
3. Southampton – 68%
4. Manchester – 66%
5. Cardiff – 63%

Nottingham also has the dubious accolade of being the city where people spend the longest amount of their personal time on work emails, as 6% spend more than ten hours a [week responding to colleagues when they could be relaxing – far higher than London’s](https://www.financedigest.com/london-stocks-recover-set-for-weekly-drop-as-slowdown-inflation-fears-linger.html "London stocks recover; set for weekly drop as slowdown, inflation fears linger") 2%. On average, most people (49%) spend between one and two hours each week.

The [research also shows that young people are the group](https://www.financedigest.com/havas-media-group-partners-with-lumen-research-to-measure-and-optimise-attention-at-global-scale.html "Havas Media Group Partners with Lumen Research to Measure and Optimise Attention at Global Scale") that struggle the most to separate their personal and professional lives, as 79% of 18 to 24-year olds in work admit to looking through messages from their colleagues, in comparison to 60% of those aged 55 to 64.

Paul Lyon, IT director at Ebuyer, said: “With the EU General [Data Protection](https://www.financedigest.com/how-financial-organisations-can-stay-protected-from-financial-data-breaches.html "How Financial Organisations can Stay Protected from Financial Data Breaches ") Regulations (GDPR) coming into force in May, many businesses are becoming more wary of where workplace data is held.

“While employees will still be able to access [work](https://www.financedigest.com/why-employers-rocked-by-the-great-resignation-must-keep-working-mothers-on-board.html "Why employers rocked by the Great Resignation must keep working mothers on board ") emails on their personal laptops and smartphones, companies may choose to put in place more stringent measures to access it.

“With that said, it could help people to take their [work home](https://www.financedigest.com/working-from-home-what-does-it-mean-for-your-taxes.html "Working from home: what does it mean for your taxes?") with them a little less. As our [research proves](https://www.financedigest.com/contextually-targeted-ads-drive-3-3x-higher-attention-proved-by-lumen-and-seedtag-new-research.html "Contextually targeted Ads drive 3.3x higher attention, proved by Lumen and Seedtag new research"), many spend an excessive amount of their own time reviewing work emails, whereas we know how necessary downtime and time away from the workplace is.”

For advice on what GDPR [means and how it will affect both businesses](https://www.financedigest.com/carbon-zero-what-it-means-for-business-owners.html "Carbon Zero: What it Means for Business Owners") and individuals, visit:

[https://www.ebuyer.com/blog/2017/06/impact-of-the-gdpr-on-small-businesses/](https://www.ebuyer.com/blog/2017/06/impact-of-the-gdpr-on-small-businesses/)


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