'Totally against it' | Alan Sugar hits out at remote work again - claiming concept is 'bad for morale & learning'

Alan Sugar has criticised the concept of remote working again, claiming it’s “bad for morale” and employees can’t learn while working from home “in your pyjamas”.

In an interview with BBC Breakfast to promote the new series of The Apprentice, Lord Sugar discussed what he looked for in candidates applying to be on the hit TV show.

He revealed his aversion to social media influencers before adding in his “nobody who wants to work from home” policy when it came to the new crop of contestants.

“I understand why [remote working] happened during Covid, but I’m totally against it, quite frankly,” he said, adding: “I think it is bad for morale, bad for learning. I know I learn from being with other people, in an office, and you don’t learn sitting at home in your pyjamas in front of a Mac.”