Thrifty staycation or exotic vacation — how long is your summer getaway? I only ask because as August torpor settles over London, an increasing number of the capital’s top business folk and creatives are to be found on a Zoom call from Tuscany — if they are available at all. “I will be out of office until the end of August,” reads one message in my inbox, which is at least honest about the intention to ditch the day job for a month by the pool.
Contracts for top managers now often include a clause saying that the lucky boss will work from “somewhere” this month or be “on call if needed”, which leaves the tantalising question “for what?” hanging in the air.
