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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Damon Wilkinson

'Fridays are not what they were' in Manchester and it's changing life in the city centre

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Three days in the office bookended by two at home. It's a pattern of working that, post-covid, has become de facto for many. In fact it's now so common it's even got its own acronym, but it's too crude to print in a family newspaper like the M.E.N.

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A recent survey found just 13% of staff go into the office on Fridays. And with severe staff shortages in many industries, some bosses say they have to offer flexible working to attract and keep workers.

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