there s a real tension in the labour market at the moment between workers who are telling us overwhelmingly that they want to work flexibly and many bosses who want to see more of people in the office. that is being played out, up and down the country in all sorts of business. but what s interesting is workers at the moment hold a lot of power because there are over a million vacancies in the economy and many workers can call the shots. so much has changed after covid. freya summers works four days a week at home in nottingham and one day in the office. how s life in the office? she had to give up her career as a lawyer. too many hours for a young mum, but she s back in the game now, thanks to hybrid working. it has meant that i can, firstly, do the job that i trained for a long time to do and that i wanted to do since i was 16. but it s also meant that i can more effectivelyjuggle that with having two small kids. are you as productive?
home, too. notice the hue in the sky with the sunrise, and indication air quality is not great across the uk right now. it will improve later this weekend. also some wildflower dustin this weekend. also some wildflower dust in the skies across western parts this morning. it is in the west where there will be more cloud and the chance of showers. elsewhere, a dry start, warming up quickly. humidity is starting to creep up after a fresh a few days. temperatures this afternoon widely into the mid 20s if not higher. we will finish the day with a scattering of showers in western areas. many will stay dry. where they occur there could be thunder and lightning with them. into western scotland, isolated showers cannot be ruled out. more develops
some staff work from home full time, but he s banned hybrid working a mix of being at home and in the office. from january, we basically said, right, it doesn t work. we ve got to get our priorities right here. and the priority is customers and culture. and so we need everybody in the office. you know, you can really feel the energy, people like coming in and there s a real togetherness to backing what we do. has it helped the business get back on track? for sure. ao s speed unquestionably underpins productivity without any doubt whatsoever. and economically, if you look at the country nationally at the minute, you know, we need productivity. we are in difficult times economically. and so it matters. he s not the only boss on a mission to get people into the office more. latest research suggests that offices are only around 30% full and about half of that on a friday. is this the new normal or is the balance going to change?
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