Business Secretary Alok Sharma led calls this week urging firms to get workers back to their desks. But he faced accusations of hypocrisy last night after just 5 per cent of his own department’s 1,800 staff arrived at its central London HQ. Just 95 were seen entering the Whitehall building on Thursday morning, even though … Read more
The cost of city breaks for Britons to many of Europe’s most popular destinations has tumbled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new report had revealed. Post Office Travel Money’s annual City Costs Barometer found that prices in cities whose countries are currently on the UK government’s non-quarantine list are as much as 26 per … Read more
Grant Shapps faced questions this morning after urging the public to return to their workplaces to boost the economy – from the comfort of his home. The Transport Secretary used a media round to say he believed there was a limit ‘in human terms’ to remote working, arguing people will want to return to workplaces to … Read more
The CBI boss leading calls for UK workers to return to the office has revealed she is only going back herself for two days a week from September. Dame Carolyn Fairbairn told BBC Radio 4 today that she doesn’t expect staff at CBI bases across the UK ‘to come into the office until at least … Read more
Compulsory face masks in the workplace could stifle efforts to get more staff back into the office, business leaders have warned. As businesses across the country begin to open their offices once again, companies now fear a ‘blanket rule’ making masks mandatory could hamper efforts to bring their staff back into work. It comes after a survey … Read more
More than 20 of the UK’s biggest employers say they have no plans to imminently bring all staff back to the office full-time. A study found this week that British workers are the most reluctant in Europe to return because of fears of a second wave of coronavirus. Employers are currently hamstrung by social distancing … Read more
More than 20 of the UK’s biggest employers say they have no plans to imminently bring all staff back to the office full-time. A study found this week that British workers are the most reluctant in Europe to return because of fears of a second wave of coronavirus. This has now been followed by a … Read more
Could testing in offices get the UK back to work? Ministers hope screening for coronavirus among staff might be the answer to getting more people back at their desks Routine testing could be carried out in offices and factories to combat Covid Firms that test employees could be exempt from future local lockdowns Law firm … Read more
Could testing in offices get the UK back to work? Ministers hope screening for coronavirus among staff might be the answer to getting more people back at their desks Routine testing could be carried out in offices and factories to combat Covid Firms that test employees could be exempt from future local lockdowns Law firm … Read more
British workers are the most reluctant to return to the office because of fears of a second wave of coronavirus, a new study has found. It comes as Business Secretary Alok Sharma said he is hoping workers will return to offices soon and make cities ‘vibrant again’. A survey of 8,000 adults from eight countries … Read more