'Miserable consequences' | What does the COVID delay mean for business leaders?

On Monday evening, leaders were likely on tenterhooks and considering the need for revision of working structures as Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation to confirm the extension of current coronavirus restrictions.

The delay of four weeks came about as a result of rising cases of the more transmissible Delta variant within the UK – causing further disruption to industries that are yet to reopen after over a year of mandatory closures, and alterations to timelines for those who were using June 21, 2021, as a signpost to workers that the office was once again a viable working environment.