Barclays hardens stance on hybrid working as staff told to come into office more
Barclays hardens stance on hybrid working as staff told to come into office more
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Barclays has told staff to come into the office for an extra day each week, making it the latest company to tighten its hybrid working policy. The bank said in a memo to its 85,000 employees that they will need to come into the office for the extra day, which for most workers means three days a week instead of two.
Large corporates have been rolling back their flexible working policies brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic in recent months, with Amazon and JP Morgan both saying employees must come to the office every day. Barclays’ client-facing staff, such as its investment bankers, are already mostly required to be in the office five days a week.
Our minimum time in-office requirements vary between business areas depending on the nature of work and needs of the business. “We recognise the benefits of balancing flexibility for colleagues with the importance of working together to collaborate in our physical locations,” a spokesperson for the bank said.
“Our minimum time in-office requirements vary between business areas depending on the nature of work and needs of the business.”. Remote working policies were introduced by most companies during Covid-19 lockdowns, with office employees the most affected by them.
The most recent official data showed 28% of the UK workforce is in hybrid work, meaning spending some days at the office and some at home. An Office for National Statistics survey found people get more rest and exercise when they are able to spend some days at home.
