Working From Home U-turn Falls on Deaf Ears | City AM
According to data specialists Huq Industries, the rate at which workers are returning to their offices since the PM’s announcement has actually picked up in four of the six cities analysed, including in London.
With pre-pandemic levels of workplace attendance set at 100 on the index, the capital saw its score jump from 22.62 to 27.51 in the week ending 27 September.
Huq’s data showed a much more dramatic jump in Manchester, which is currently under local lockdown restrictions. In the same week the rate climbed from 35.91 to 46.70.
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