General · 9 March 2026
UK Office Attendance Hits 44.2%, Highest Since 2020
UK workers are changing their routines as many return to offices, a trend now described by experts as "settling" rather than recovering. Investment banks such as JPMorgan Chase are driving this significant shift, with strict mandates for staff to return after Covid lockdowns. Despite this push, over 2,000 JPMorgan Chase employees signed a petition against five-day office mandates.
Reported by The Guardian · How we write briefs