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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nimo Omer

Wednesday briefing: There’s a tug of war over the right to work from home – who will win?

Aerial View Of Mother Working At Home With ToddlerAn aerial view of a mother working from home on her laptop with her toddler next to her drawing on a paper pad.
Aerial View Of Mother Working At Home With Toddler
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.

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