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Constantly connected: Work-obsessed Britons can’t leave jobs in the office

June 2016 by OneLogin

New research by OneLogin reveals that the UK is a constantly connected
nation, with a quarter of employees admitting that work apps are the first thing
they view on their mobile devices when they wake up, coming before social media (18
per cent) and news sites (11 per cent). In addition, two-thirds (66 per cent) check
their work apps while on public transport, 37 per cent whilst in bed, 30 per cent in
the car and 18 per cent on a night out. There’s no denying that connectivity is
crucial in modern business, but as the habit of accessing work data out of the
office increases, as does the opportunity for unauthorised personnel to put this
data at risk.

UK employees are quite literally never leaving work, with almost half (46 per cent)
of respondents having one to two work apps on their mobile device and almost a
quarter (23 per cent) admitting to have more than three. All respondents admit to
checking their work apps at least once a day while outside of work.

Although staying connected is great for an organisation’s productivity, it may not
be best for employee’s work-life balance, with around a third (28 per cent) worrying
that they are too connected and should check work apps less. Almost one in ten (7
per cent) actually check their work apps more than they check their personal ones.

Briton’s work obsession is now putting corporate data at risk. Although
three-quarters have security software set up on their work devices (potentially due
to organisation’s security policies), employees are making a habit of bypassing
simple security procedures. One-in-ten would readily give colleagues access to their
work device (11 per cent) and a further one-in-ten (9 per cent) would grant their
partners access. 35 per cent would actually share their passwords for work-related
technology (devices, apps and emails) with close friends and family. By default
these additional people are then granted access to the corporate network.

Further issues arise when employees use their personal devices at work, especially
when they aren’t particularly security savvy. 54 per cent of workers access work
apps on their personal device, while 33 per cent of those surveyed have no security
software set up on these devices.

"Whether we like it or not, the UK is becoming a nation of workaholics, quite
literally carrying work around in our pockets, on public transport with us, on
holiday, and even to the bathroom", comments Per Stritich, VP of EMEA at OneLogin.

"Remote and desk-less employees are of course largely beneficial to organisations in
terms of productivity and scaling down on costs. However, the correct measures need
to be put in place to ensure remote workforces are accessing data securely and that
it’s not placed in the hands of others. For example, single sign-on technologies and
IAM solutions will ensure only the employee can access work data, no matter who else
gets their hands on the device."

Research methodology

On behalf of One Login, Arlington research questioned 2044 respondents (even split
between the UK and the US) about their attitudes towards remote working, in May
2016. All respondents were in employment at the time of the study and there was an
almost even split between different levels on employment (junior, mid, mid-manager -
senior, and senior management and above).


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