Even though the government is actively encouraging us all back into the office after months of telling us to stay home, roads, public transport, office blocks, and cafes and restaurants which serve the coffees and lunches to fuel this industry of workers, remain eerily quiet.
Many firms have taken the decision to revamp the way they work, reducing the size of their offices or in some cases, getting rid of them altogether. This is even the case for those industries, such as law firms, where working from home wasn’t an option in the past but now they are reevaluating their operational procedures, moving to smaller branches, and/or facilitating staff working remotely on a permanent basis.