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'Not proper work'? | HR should challenge CEOs on their anti-WFH stance

HR should challenge CEOs on their anti-WFH stance

The debate over remote work has resurfaced once again, this time ignited by Lord Stuart Rose, the former boss of Asda and M&S. Rose argues that working from home isn’t ‘proper work’ and has set the UK’s productivity back by 20 years. 

His comments, shared in a recent BBC Panorama interview, reflect a growing sentiment among certain business leaders who believe that employees must be in the office to be effective. 

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