Even for those working full-time in the office, nearly half feel "time management is easier with telework"

LASSIC Co., Ltd. (LASSIC) (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Main Office: Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture; President and CEO: Koji Wakayama; Securities Code: 574A; hereinafter "LASSIC"), which operates the web media "Telework/Remote Work General Research Institute" (Teleremo Soken), a platform for information on promoting and supporting "work styles independent of location," conducted a "Survey on Telework and Leisure Time" targeting 1,000 working individuals with experience in telework or remote work. When comparing the ease of working in the office versus teleworking, the response "telework is easier" for "the sense of being able to control one's own time allocation" was higher for those with more remote work frequency, with 76.3% for full remote workers and 46.2% for full office workers. The proportion of respondents who felt "their own time increased" showed a similar trend. However, the only exception where full remote workers found "working in the office easier" than "teleworking" was for "ease of distinguishing between the start and end of work."

Summary

The "sense of being able to control one's own time allocation" was higher for work styles with higher remote work frequency. This was reported by 76.3% of full remote workers, 65.8% of hybrid workers, and 46.2% of full office workers.

The percentage of respondents who answered "my own time increased" also decreased stepwise: 43.2% for full remote workers, 33.2% for hybrid workers, and 26.1% for full office workers.

Regarding the ease of distinguishing between the start and end of work, even among full remote workers, 41.7% found it easier in the office compared to 38.8% who found it easier with telework, with the office side being slightly higher. This was the only item where the office side was not surpassed by telework, even among those with high remote work frequency.

Survey Overview

Survey Name

Teleremo Soken "Survey on Telework and Leisure Time"

Survey Period

May 27, 2026 - June 2, 2026

Survey Method

Internet Survey

Target Audience

Men and women working professionals aged 20-65 who have experience with telework/remote work.

Number of Valid Responses

n=1,000

Breakdown of Responses

By work style: Full remote n=139, Hybrid n=482, Full office n=379 / By age group: 20s n=181, 30s n=203, 40s n=249, 50s n=274, 60s n=93

*Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding to the second decimal place.

Three questions were asked to 1,000 telework experienced individuals:

In telework/remote work (hereinafter "telework"), in which situations do you feel the switch between work and life has "improved"? (Select all that apply)

In telework, in which situations do you feel the switch between work and life is "difficult"? (Select all that apply)

For the following four items, please indicate whether it is easier during office work or telework on a 5-point scale (Telework is easier / Telework is somewhat easier / No difference / Office work is somewhat easier / Office work is easier).

- Ease of distinguishing between the start and end of work

- Sense of being able to detach from work during non-work hours

- Ease of securing breaks during work hours

- Sense of being able to control one's own time allocation

*In this survey, "Telework is easier" includes "Telework is somewhat easier," and "Office work is easier" includes "Office work is somewhat easier."

"Time Allocation" is easier with telework for those with higher remote frequency; 76% of full remote workers realize this.

This article will first look at the results for "Which is easier, office work or telework?" as this showed the clearest trend.

Among the four items asking about the ease of office work versus telework, we will first examine "sense of being able to control one's own time allocation," "ease of securing breaks during work hours," and "sense of being able to detach from work during non-work hours." The remaining item, "ease of distinguishing between the start and end of work," shows a different trend and will be discussed later (Figure 4).

The proportion of respondents who answered "telework is easier" for the three items was aggregated by work style group (Figure 1).

For "sense of being able to control one's own time allocation," the proportion who answered "telework is easier" was highest: 76.3% for full remote workers, 65.8% for hybrid workers, and 46.2% for full office workers.

This was followed by "ease of securing breaks during work hours" at 70.5%, 57.9%, and 39.3% respectively. For "sense of being able to detach from work during non-work hours," the figures were 51.8%, 47.9%, and 27.7%.

For all three items, the proportion was highest among full remote workers and lowest among full office workers. Notably, for "sense of being able to control one's own time allocation," the proportion who answered "telework is easier" was highest, with 76.3% of full remote workers compared to 46.2% of full office workers.

"My own time increased" also correlates with remote frequency

Respondents were asked to select all that apply from 11 items regarding situations where they felt the switch between work and life had "improved" with telework.

We will now look at the proportion of respondents who selected three time-related items: "my own time increased," "time with family increased," and "no commute time, allowing for more leisure time in the morning," broken down by work style group (Figure 2).

The proportion who cited "my own time increased" was 43.2% for full remote workers, 33.2% for hybrid workers, and 26.1% for full office workers.

"Time with family increased" was also reported in the same order of work styles: 26.6%, 22.2%, and 15.6%.

On the other hand, the difference in "no commute time, allowing for more leisure time in the morning" was small across work styles. It was around 70% for all work styles, with 71.9% for full remote workers, 72.4% for hybrid workers, and 66.0% for full office workers. This item was the most frequently selected among all "improved" situations, with 69.9% of all respondents choosing it.

Additionally, some respondents did not feel the benefits of telework in switching between work and life, with "none in particular" accounting for 15.0% of full office workers and 7.2% of full remote workers.

Difficulty in switching is highest among full office workers, with 47% citing issues with boundaries.

Respondents were also asked to select all that apply from 11 items regarding situations where they felt the switch between work and life was "difficult" with telework. We will now look at the proportion of respondents who selected "difficulty distinguishing between the start and end of work," "difficulty detaching from work as the work and living spaces are the same," "reduced opportunities for communication with colleagues and superiors," and "none in particular," broken down by work style group (Figure 3).

The proportion who cited "difficulty distinguishing between the start and end of work" was highest among full office workers at 47.0%, followed by hybrid workers at 31.7% and full remote workers at 30.2%.

"Difficulty detaching from work as the work and living spaces are the same" was also highest among full office workers at 35.9%, followed by hybrid workers at 22.2% and full remote workers at 18.7%.

"Reduced opportunities for communication with colleagues and superiors" was reported by 33.5% of full office workers, 25.9% of hybrid workers, and 19.4% of full remote workers. In all these situations, the proportion was highest among full office workers.

Conversely, "none in particular" accounted for 25.2% of full remote workers, about a quarter, compared to 11.4% of hybrid workers and 12.1% of full office workers.

For distinguishing start/end of work, even with full remote, "office work is easier" than telework.

For the three items "sense of being able to control one's own time allocation," "ease of securing breaks during work hours," and "sense of being able to detach from work during non-work hours," telework was more advantageous for work styles with higher remote frequency.

On the other hand, the trend for "ease of distinguishing between the start and end of work" was different (Figure 4).

For distinguishing the start and end of work, even among full remote workers, the responses were nearly split: 38.8% found "telework easier" while 41.7% found "office work easier."

For hybrid workers, it was 35.3% for "telework easier" and 41.3% for "office work easier." For full office workers, it was 13.5% for "telework easier" and 69.4% for "office work easier."

Even among full remote workers, for "sense of being able to control one's own time allocation," 76.3% found "telework easier" compared to 7.9% who found "office work easier." In contrast, for distinguishing the start and end of work, "office work is easier" was the response that exceeded "telework is easier" even for full remote workers.

This was the only one of the four items where "telework is easier" did not surpass "office work is easier," even when increasing remote frequency.

Conclusion) Telework creates more leisure time, but distinguishing between work and life is easier with office work.

Of the four items asking about the ease of office work versus telework, three items, excluding the distinction between the start and end of work, showed that telework was easier for work styles with higher remote frequency.

For "sense of being able to control one's own time allocation," the figures were 76.3% for full remote workers, 65.8% for hybrid workers, and 46.2% for full office workers.

The same order was observed for situations where telework was felt to have "improved," with "my own time increased" reported by 43.2% of full remote workers, 33.2% of hybrid workers, and 26.1% of full office workers. For situations felt to be "difficult," "difficulty distinguishing between the start and end of work" was highest among full office workers at 47.0%.

On the other hand, only for the ease of distinguishing between the start and end of work did this trend not apply. Even among full remote workers, "office work is easier" (41.7%) slightly exceeded "telework is easier" (38.8%).

This was the only one of the four items where "telework is easier" did not surpass "office work is easier," even when increasing remote frequency.

Detailed Report

A report with a more detailed analysis based on this survey is available below.

Survey on Telework and Leisure Time

https://lassic.co.jp/teleremo/telework-life-balance/

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Teleremo Soken aims to make telework and remote work a common choice for working styles, delivering information focused on diverse work styles with the goal of realizing a world where people can thrive regardless of their work content, job type, or working conditions based on their location.

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About LASSIC Co., Ltd.

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LASSIC was founded in Tottori Prefecture in 2006. With the vision of "Leading the remote society and contributing to society by realizing borderless work," we are working to make the fields of "recruitment" and "DX" borderless through services such as "Remogu Freelance" (https://remogu.jp), a job agent specializing in remote work for freelance IT engineers, and "Relasic" (https://relasic.jp), a recruitment agent specializing in remote work for IT engineers.

Company Profile

Tokyo Head Office

NBF Takanawa Bldg. 6F, 1-3-13 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074

Tottori Main Office

3-201-3 Minamikiyoshi, Tottori City, Tottori 680-0843

Representative

Koji Wakayama, President and CEO

Established

December 26, 2006

Capital

99,680,000 yen

Services

"Remogu" and "Relasic," human resource services specializing in remote work; Telework/Remote Work General Research Institute; IT Solutions (System Integration)

URL

https://lassic.co.jp