The bank will tell 'hundreds' of UK staff to stop coming into the office following new guidance.
Barclays will tell"hundreds" of UK staff who had gone back to the office to return to working from home.
Business groups have reacted with dismay to the prime minister's call for people to work at home where they can.It marks a change in policy followingCampaign group London First said it would discourage people from returning to workplaces and risk"derailing an already fragile recovery".CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn told the BBC:"We know we need to avoid a second national lockdown at all if we possibly can, but I have to say these are crushing blows.
Appearing on the Emma Barnett Show on Radio 5 live, she said she was speaking to the programme from her office and that"about 15%" of her people were in. As well as the change in stance on working from home, Boris Johnson also confirmed that pubs and restaurants in England will have to close at 22:00 from Thursday to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He warned that the new measures could last up to six months.
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