Work from home or back to the office?

Work from home or back to the office?

The jury’s still out.

A couple of years ago remote working, introduced during the Covid pandemic, was being hailed as a welcome and permanent change.

But since then some of its advocates have backtracked.

Most recently, Amazon has decreed that its employees return to the office effective from January 2, 2025.

However, since the UK election and a new party in power workers’ rights have come to the forefront with a new act passed to give workers more protection though some measures will be out for consultation for some time.

Recent research by VirginMedia O2 has found that a minority – four in 10 firms – demand staff are at their desks five days a week.

Obviously, for some firms remote working is not an option, such as for factory workers and train drivers.

But there are plenty of other areas such as IT where remote working is a viable option.

What do you think?

Have your views changed in the last couple of years?