Scotland and East of England 'most overworked'

‘Burnout Britain’

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

Analysis of ONS data investigates which UK regions work the most hours

Employees in Scotland and the East of England both work - on average - 2,007.2 hours per year, equating to 287 working days (38.6 hours a week), analysis by thinkmoney.co.uk has found. The study, which takes in Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, also found that workers in Wales do the least amount of hours in the UK (1,939.6 hours a year), amounting to 10 days less than Scotland and the East of England. For paid overtime, Northern Ireland is most busy, with the average employee working an additional 228.8 hours on top of their contractual hours. Surprisingly, Londoners do t...

To continue reading this article...

Join COVER for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, key trend analysis and industry insights.
  • Stay on top of the latest developments around health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and the cost of living crisis.
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletter.
  • Members only access to monthly programme 'The COVER Review'
  • Be the first to hear about our CPD accredited events and awards programmes.

Join now

 

Already a Cover member?

Login

More on Group Protection

UK unemployment rate drops to 4.9% in February 2026: ONS

UK unemployment rate drops to 4.9% in February 2026: ONS

Number of payrolled employees fell by 74,000

Cristian Angeloni
clock 21 April 2026 • 1 min read
Canada Life adds Perci Health to group CIC

Canada Life adds Perci Health to group CIC

Cancer support

Cameron Roberts
clock 20 April 2026 • 2 min read
Less than one quarter of employers offer IP to the workforce

Less than one quarter of employers offer IP to the workforce

Gallagher research findings

Jaskeet Briah
clock 07 April 2026 • 2 min read