Six months after the coronavirus pandemic first hit UK shores, British white-collar workers are showing more reluctance to return to the office than their colleagues in Europe. Photo: AFP
Six months after the coronavirus pandemic first hit UK shores, British white-collar workers are showing more reluctance to return to the office than their colleagues in Europe. Photo: AFP
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson wants UK workers back in the office, but many prefer home

  • Many offices in London still empty as companies extend work-from-home arrangements
  • UK PM Boris Johnson wants to send signal to private sector by asking civil servants to return to their offices

Hilary Clarke
Hilary Clarke in London

Updated: 11:04pm, 7 Sep, 2020

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Six months after the coronavirus pandemic first hit UK shores, British white-collar workers are showing more reluctance to return to the office than their colleagues in Europe. Photo: AFP
Six months after the coronavirus pandemic first hit UK shores, British white-collar workers are showing more reluctance to return to the office than their colleagues in Europe. Photo: AFP
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