The traditional working week is over with firms adopting a three-and-two approach – with fewer days in the office. Having three days at home and two in the office is set to become the new normal as a result of the pandemic. John Lewis has introduced the option of flexible working for all head office staff, unless they cannot do their job from home, saying the pandemic had made everyone rethink ‘the norm of five days in an office’. YouGov found just one in five bosses will require all staff to come in five days a week after the pandemicThe oil company BP, which sold its London headquarters last year, said staff would work from the office three days a week. This group will be in the office two to three days a week in order to ‘learn, network and socialise’.

Source: Daily Mail August 02, 2021 00:33 UTC