As an essential retailer, Home Depot kept most stores open and frontline staff working through the worst of North America’s Covid-19 lockdowns. He’s among a number of US corporate chiefs who have called time on hybrid working in recent weeks. “Firms in Ireland are still committed to hybrid working, but they are definitely asking people to spend more time in the office to support collaboration and learning. While none of the Irish banks have taken a leaf out of Dimon’s playbook, some have taken a tougher stance on hybrid working. FBD, the country’s only indigenous general insurer, continues to have a policy that hybrid employees work from the office two days a week.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2026 22:31 UTC