Warnings of 'ghost towns' if staff do not return to the office
City centres could become"ghost towns" if the prime minister does not to do more to encourage workers to go back to the office, the head of the CBI says.
It comes as a BBC study found 50 major UK employers had no plans to return all staff to the office full time. She said getting people back into offices and workplaces should be"as important" as the return to school, and directly appealed to Boris Johnson to"do more to build confidence". The law firm Linklaters said this week that all of its 5,300 staff could spend up to 50% of their time working remotely from now on.
Experts say it could allow firms to cut their rent and utilities costs, while offering employees a better work-life balance.Dame Carolyn acknowledged home working had worked well for many and was likely to remain"an option".
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