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No Time to Waste Commuting, Invest In a Garden Office

No Time to Waste Commuting, Invest In a Garden Office

By Emma Heaton on 6th December, 2011

Commuting to work takes up a considerable amount of your time and money. Analysis at the official Office for National Statistics found that the average worker spends nearly 200 hours a year commuting to work and can be even longer if you work in the city. London workers have the longest commuting time, spending just under 280 hours getting to work and back, meaning around 37 minutes per journey each way into London city centre. The East and South East of England spend on average over 200 hours a year on the long commute; however Northern Ireland and Wales had the shortest commute spending in the region of 160-170 hours per year commuting.

Around 75% of the population take less than 30 minutes getting into work at night and in the morning, however when London workers are looked at that figure drops right down to around 44%. However the workers with longer commutes in London are earning more money than those with a smaller commute, workers travelling over an hour to get to work are earning almost double an hour what those are earning with a short journey to work according to the National Statistics.

Peak times on the roads and public transport increase the length of the commute. Employees are being encouraged to help workers by being more flexible with working hours and giving staff options to cut out an unnecessary commute. Next year with the London Olympics causing a serious amount of congestion in all aspects of travel, it will be the ideal opportunity to implement smarter working solutions like increasing the amount of people working from home.

Investing in a Decorated Shed garden office is great preparation in order to be able to work form home. It offers the perfect space away from distraction where you can concentrate and focus on the job in hand. It provides the ideal space to bring your office home as you can have your garden office wired up efficiently allowing you to use all the latest technology and be in touch with the outside world from the tranquil seclusion of your garden office. The high quality and durability of a Decorated Shed garden office will give you a sustainable build that can be used for years to come, providing the perfect solution for cutting out the long and costly commute and working from home.


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