Full Time In-Office Work Would Cost North East Employees £1,494.08 Per Year
A recent study conducted by BestBuy Office Chairs has revealed that residents in the north east of England could be forced to spend an extra £1,494.08 per year if they were instructed to go back into the office 5 days a week, as well as spend a total of roughly 7 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes and 20 seconds commuting to and from their workplace annually, whether that be time spent on public transport or driving.
To find these shocking numbers, the brand analysed data from TUC as well as current petrol prices in the region for unleaded fuel. Please see the full article with additional data for every UK region here.
Outside of London, the most expensive location is the south east of England, where it would cost 31.52% more to drive to and from work every day in comparison to the north east.
Here in the north east, it would be the cheapest part of the UK to return to full time in-office work.
The location that would spend more time commuting per year than anywhere else is London with 12+ days, followed by the south east of England who would spend over 10 days a year travelling to and from work.
Per day, those living in the north east would spend roughly £6.44 and 49.2 minutes on commuting.
Commenting on the data, James Mackie - spokesperson from BestBuy Office Chairs, said the following:
“While working full-time in the office definitely has its benefits, there’s no denying that it will cause a rather large dent in workers’ pockets and result in a lot of wasted time spent commuting back and forth.
Even just cutting down on the number of in-office days would have a big impact on how much employees in the region have to spend on commuting”.