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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

Time and money: why Londoners refuse to drop working from home

bus passengers queue outside a tube station
Nearly three-quarters of respondents said working from home at least one-day a week would be a permanent feature of the modern workplace. Photograph: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Londoners are working from home mainly to avoid the time and cost of travelling to the office, according to a study that shows most believe they are unlikely to return to five days in the office again.

Cuts to public transport and the high cost of fares act as a major deterrent to workers making daily trips to the office, while traffic jams and the soaring cost of petrol and diesel, which hit a fresh peak this week, make commuting by car unattractive, the survey found.

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