00:00A new report reveals a sign
00:02in North American work pat
00:04of those going to the offi
00:09offices. The recent report
00:13analytics firm Baskin hi
00:18six months of 2023. Accor
00:22with 43% of North americans
00:25less than six hours. This
00:30results some major changes
00:31in traditional work habits.
00:33The remaining 57% or three
00:36out of five workers going
00:38to the office worked more
00:39than six hours. According to
00:41the research, this is a huge
00:43drop from pre pandemic times
00:45when around 84% of people
00:47clocking in worked for six
00:49hours or more. Basking used
00:51Wi-Fi usage to measure office
00:54occupancy and visits. The
00:56report released August 3rd also
00:57shows the variation in office
00:59occupancy rates. The average
01:01office occupancy in the U.S. hit
01:03a peak of 35% per week during
01:06the first half of the year,
01:07with less people reportedly
01:09coming to the workplace on
01:10Mondays and Fridays. Companies
01:12like JP Morgan and Goldman
01:14Sachs have been urging their
01:15employees to come back to the
01:16office, but many companies have
01:18been receiving significant push
01:20back to return. When compared to
01:23global regions, researchers show
01:24a noticeable disparity in office
01:26hours. The report revealed that
01:28nearly 60% of those going to the
01:30office in the Asia Pacific region
01:32and 58% in Europe worked over six
01:36hours daily as compared to those in
01:38the U.S.
