Hybrid working | HR offered warning: 'Staff don't want to go back'

Over one year ago, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told employees to work from home where possible, while businesses continuing to operate from a central location deployed stringent health and safety measures.

For those who have spent a prolonged period of time working from home amid the pandemic, many are now scared to return to a central place of work. That’s according to new data released by Canada Life.

The effects of the COVID-19 infection seem to have a large impact on this decision. Of those who have been infected, the prospect of returning is reportedly extremely daunting, with just 34% of respondents stating that they plan on going back to the office.

This is in stark comparison to those who have not personally suffered the effects of COVID-19, 69% of whom do plan on returning.