It seems that the connected world we

inhabit, in which our portable devices

have made us always-on, has given rise

to a new ‘work life blend’, with 75% of

workers conducting personal tasks during

work time and work tasks during

personal time.

WORK-LIFE BLEND

WORK-LIFE BLENDING AND NEW DIGITAL SKILLS

LIFE WORK

75% of Europeans will spend UP TO AN HOUR during each work day on such PERSONAL ERRANDS (paying bills or doing other personal banking tasks)

Three-quarters of Europeans use work time for personal tasks and an almost identical proportion work in their ‘free’ time.

It seems that the connected world we inhabit, in which our portable devices have made us always-on, has given rise to a new ‘work life blend’, with 75% of workers conducting personal tasks during work time and work tasks during personal time.

75%

75% 63%

65%

UP TO 60 MINS

UP TO 30 MINSCHECKING THE WEATHER

PAYING BILLS &ACCESSING THEIR BANK ACCOUNT DURING WORK

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UP TO 45 MINSCHECKING SOCIAL

Two thirds of BRITS (65%) spend HALF AN HOUR ONLINE SHOPPING or - that favourite British pastime - CHECKING THE WEATHER.

BeNeLux leads the way with online bill paying and banking, with 90% of workers accessing their bank account or PAYING A BILL ONLINE at least once per day.

90%

ITALIANS are most likely to do personal tasks in work time (86%). Social media trumps traditional media in Italy, with 63% spending up to 45 MINUTES each day CHECKING SOCIAL NETWORKS compared with 51% spending up to 30 minutes reading the news.