Work from home order could be set to stay beyond June 21 if Covid cases continue to surge
The Sun have urged readers to sign up to the Jabs Army after scientistsBusiness across the UK have already adapted well to work from home with many keen on switching to a more hybrid model in which employees will only travel into the office for some days a week.
Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, markedly left open the door earlier this week for working from home and face masks to be retained beyond June 21.Many in the hospitality industry say social distancing rules have harmed their sector massively. On Thursday Prof John Edmunds, a member of the government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies , said that keeping people working from home is “one of the biggest levers” the Government could pull, in controlling the spread of the virus.
He said: “Changes in working patterns have significantly reduced the contacts that adults have made…. that's probably the one of the biggest levers that the government can pull, to suggest that people work from home if they can.”
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