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Want more pay? Go to the office 5 days a week

Workers walk outside offices at the Spinningfields Estate in Manchester, England. (Photo: Bloomberg)

LONDON: British companies are starting to pay a “five days in the office” premium to lure in staff who have retained bargaining power because workers are in such short supply, the country’s biggest recruitment agency says.

James Reed, chairman of the recruitment firm Reed, said employers are having to lift wages most in industries such as hospitality, manufacturing and healthcare where there’s less flexibility to work from home.

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