Submitting... Already many of Yorkshire’s largest employers have confirmed that they anticipate staff will perform their work duties differently with more home working and flexible hours likely to be seen. Office working looks set to change. However all agreed that the office would still be utilised in the future, albeit with a different complexity. Danny Harmer, chief people officer at insurance giant Aviva - which has a large base in York, said: “We know that people can work from home and that it is effective. “But I am not sure it is optimal and I am not sure people are getting the full joy of work.