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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

Post-Christmas blues as UK bosses try to turn back clock on hybrid working

Office workers at their keyboards
Experts say studies have shown that offering hybrid working is vital for retaining staff and attracting new ones – although not all managers agree. Photograph: Lauren Hurley/PA

The post-festive return to work in the dark days of January is never easy, but this new year is shaping up to be tougher than usual for UK workers. Not only must they brave days of severe cold and ice, but many face the end of post-pandemic hybrid working.

A range of big employers are hauling their teams back to the office, with Amazon issuing the strictest mandate, demanding staff attend in person five days a week.

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