THE Monday morning grumbles about disappearing weekends have been challenged by research revealing Queenslanders are spending less time in the office than they did a decade ago.

Generation Y is partly responsible for the overall drop in average hours worked.

Under 25s are the only age group spending less than 40 hours a week at their desks, proving they are more adept than older workers at juggling their work-life balance.

A new Bankwest Working Times report, released today, shows Queensland's 2.3 million workers put in an average of 41.3 hours a week at work over the past year to August.

It adds up to 1.3 hours less in the office a week than 10 years ago, and has handed Queenslanders back the equivalent of nearly nine working days over the course of the year, compared with 2000.

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