The benefits of finding your 'work spouse'

The average British employee spends at least 37.5 hours of their week at work – a sizeable amount considering how much emphasis HR places on work-life balance.

In that vein, a new work partnership has emerged from the breakroom – the 'office spouse'.

We spoke to Fidelma Butler, Director of HR - EMEA at Zendesk, who explained the benefits of finding your 'work spouse', and how it can yield some pretty productive results.

“For as long as people have been working, employees have always formed close bonds with other colleagues at work. So, I don’t believe that people having a ‘work partner’ has necessarily increased, but rather it’s something that’s being noticed or highlighted more compared to the past.