A recent report by the Resolution Foundation, featured in this year's British Social Attitudes, reveals a significant shift in attitudes towards work in the UK. The research indicates that by 2025, every demographic group surveyed had more individuals working full-time than they ideally wished to.
This trend of wanting to work fewer hours has intensified across all groups over the last decade. Notably, men aged 30-49 exhibited the steepest increase in this desire.
The findings highlight a change where men under 50 have transitioned from wanting more full-time work than they had, to having more full-time work than they want.