PHOTOS: Check out this skyscraper office kitted out with pandemic tech like ultraviolet lasers and cleansing torpedoes
Stephen Jones
Some companies are going the extra mile to reassure workers that their offices are hygienic.
Mitie, a UK outsourcer, equipped its headquarters with ultraviolet light sprays, stickers, and flippable coasters.
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The battle over the office return is not only about remote work. Living through a pandemic has fundamentally changed how many see health and safety in the workplace.
According to a Glassdoor-commissioned poll of 1,042 US workers in July 2021, 89% of respondents said they had concerns about returning to the office. Many of their worries centered on commuting and a lack of privacy, but 35% of these were directly concerned that they’d catch COVID-19 from their colleagues.