Hybrid workers in office 1–2 days a week report lowest wellbeing, with only 50% positive, study finds

A new study commissioned by infiniteSpace found that hybrid workers who attend the office one or two days per week were the least likely to self-report ‘great’ or ‘good’ wellbeing, with only 50% reporting positive physical wellbeing and the same proportion (50%) reporting positive mental wellbeing.

By contrast, those who go to their workplace on average three or four days per week reported the highest levels of wellbeing, with 60% experiencing great or good physical wellbeing and 61% saying the same about their mental wellbeing. 

It was an independent nationally representative survey of 1,210 UK employees which quizzed remote, hybrid and fully in-office workers about their wellbeing found these results.

Those attending the office everyday reported slightly lower but comparable wellbeing levels to those attending three or four days a week, with 59% indicating good physical wellbeing and 57% experiencing good mental wellbeing.

The type of workspace also plays a role in wellbeing outcomes.

Employees working in flexible workspaces reported higher levels of wellbeing, with 60% experiencing good physical and mental wellbeing.

In comparison, employees in traditional private or serviced offices reported slightly lower levels, with 56% indicating good physical wellbeing and 55% reporting good mental wellbeing.

Wybo Wijnbergen, CEO of infinitSpace, said: “While attendance policies should remain flexible to meet diverse business and employee needs, it’s important that we don’t overlook the relationship between going to a workplace and one’s wellbeing.