UAE office workers clocking in the overtime

Seventy-nine per cent of office-based employees in the UAE work an average of 24 additional hours each month.

That's according to new research by Maxis Global Benefits Network, which was carried out across 10 major countries.

The Emirates is followed by the US and Hong Kong at 23 hours, while employees in South Africa do at least 14 extra hours.

David McKenzie, managing director at McKenzie jones Middle East, explains why this is the case:

Meanwhile, three-quarters of employees in the UAE claim that their employers contact them when on leave.

This is what these employees in the Emirates had to say about the findings: