Staff of Reuters Read for 2 minutes Workers emerge from Bank subterranean station in London, Britain, on January 25, 2018, with the Bank of England (L) and Royal Exchange building (R) visible in the City of London financial area. The photo was taken on January 25, 2018. Toby Melville/REUTERS/File Photo (Reuters) – LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England has urged its employees to work at least one day a week from their offices starting in September, an official revealed on Monday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the COVID-19 social and economic limitations would be lifted on July 19. The Bank of England’s chief operations officer, Joanna Place, said the central bank expected personnel to spend three or four days a week on average in their workplaces, with one or two days spent working from home. “In my own personal opinion, the office’s pull may be a little stronger than we think,” Place remarked in a speech to the Investment Association. As coronavirus restrictions lessen, many banks and other firms in the United Kingdom are scrambling to figure out how to manage the return of employees to their workplaces. Barclays has announced that it will use a hybrid working model, reducing its real estate footprint but keeping its main offices in London and New York. Johnson said on Monday that the government hoped to cease restrictive measures in two weeks, including removing the requirement to work from home and other concessions. William Schomberg wrote the piece, and William Maclean edited it./n
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