An aerial view of a mother working from home on her laptop with her toddler next to her drawing on a paper pad. Photograph: Tom Werner/Getty Images
Good morning.
No one really knew how long remote working was going to be around when it was first introduced during the pandemic. But, four years on, many people across the UK (and elsewhere) are still doing their jobs remotely – and companies are struggling to get them back into the office. Employees have been insisting that work from home, in some capacity, should be here to stay – but, concerned about productivity and empty office space, that is not what a lot of employers want.