Longer periods seated sees health implications for home workers, charity warns

Karl Henry is supporting the Irish Heart Foundation’s campaign (Robbie Reynolds)

More than half of people working from home estimate they are sitting down for an average of two hours and 40 minutes longer per day, a new survey has found.

The survey found that more than half of all workers in Ireland have been able to work from home since coronavirus restrictions began, with 53% of them sitting down for longer than when in the office or their usual place of work.