Experts also predicted a switch to “hybrid working” on a mass scale, meaning the old five-day week model of office work being replaced with more flexible arrangements, such as three days at home and two in the office. Johnson and his ministers have not, however, changed official advice which says that people should work from home if possible. Andy McDonald, the shadow employment rights and protections secretary, said Johnson’s remarks could not be passed off as a joke and were deeply irresponsible. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PAMcDonald added that rather than promoting a return to office working as before, the government should be strengthening the right of employees to work from home when possible. Neil Carberry, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said he believed much more “hybrid” working was on the way.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2021 19:42 UTC