Lancashire office staff put in the hours

In the North West, the average worker will stay late at work once a week.

He or she spends 44 minutes in the office working outside of contracted hours each week.

And the average worker works through their lunch break twice a week.

The shocking statistics, gathered by printer and ink suppliers Printerland.co.uk, found that even during their hard-earned leisure time staff can struggle to relax.

Brits spend on average, an extra 44 minutes every week – that’s 36 hours annually – checking emails, answering phone calls and completing other tasks originally scheduled for their contracted hours.

Over 51 hours a year are spent working late, with two thirds of staff still in the office after hours at least once a week, while six per cent NEVER go home on time.

Many employees are also having to toil away while they dine at their desks.