U.K.’s Office Workers Set to Stay Home as Reopening Falls Flat

The easing of government guidance is unlikely to set off a wholesale return to workplaces

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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On Monday, England’s white-collar workers will be free from government guidance telling them to work from home. Few executives are planning for a stampede of staff back to long-neglected desks.

In the City of London, even banks that have been relatively vocal in their support for a widespread return to the office aren’t planning for a return to normal anytime soon. Facemasks and rotational schedules will remain at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as it maintains a 50% occupancy limit at its offices in England.