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Covid-19 has shown us a better way to work – here’s how
DeskTime examined 167 global companies with a total of 1555 employees and found that employers have started to respect their staff’s need for more rest days.
From YouTube to Slack – here are the most-used unproductive apps at work in 2021
Which are the most-used apps that have nothing to do with work yet steal hundreds of hours every year? We decided to find out.
The top 10 most productive countries in 2021
Every year, at DeskTime, we dig into our data to uncover who’s been working hard and who’s been hardly working.
People who work 8+ hours a day are more productive – but is overtime worth it?
People who work 8+ hours a day are 12.7% more productive than those working their normally scheduled hours, according to a new study by DeskTime.
Most productive and unproductive countries in 2020
2020 was the year everything changed. But how did it affect DeskTime users’ productivity and efficiency? Dive into the latest DeskTime stats and find out the most productive countries in 2020.
Shorter workdays don’t affect employee productivity, DeskTime data shows
Employees who work six-hour workdays are just as productive as those who spend eight or more hours in the office.
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