Home and business ISP Demon Internet UK (THUS Group, Cable and Wireless) has revealed that one in six Brits will use their broadband connection to work from home on Christmas Day. Furthermore workers are set to spend nearly 10 hours working from home during their annual leave over the Christmas period.

A small number (4%) admitted that they would be working, on average, for longer than a normal office working day, logging in for over eight hours each time despite technically being on holiday. Four in ten respondents said that they would be logging in more regularly over Christmas than they would have done had they not been able to work remotely.


Almost everybody (95%) working from home said they would be sending and receiving work emails; over two thirds (68%) will be accessing files and documents on the business network through a remote connection; 30% will be making the most of ‘the cloud’ to access files and documents over the internet; 45% will be working from files saved on the desktop or USB/CD or similar device; and just over half of respondents (53%) will also be making business phone calls.

It's good to see broadband helping in office life, although working from home on Christmas Day sounds a bit unfortunate for any families involved (assuming it's a family that celebrates Christmas). Remote working is a wonderful tool but it shouldn't be used excessively and at the cost of a normal family life. Humans need time to relax and unwind.