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'Zoom culture' | Alan Sugar says workers must 'get their bums back into the office'

Alan Sugar says workers must 'get their bums back into the office'

Lord Alan Sugar has waded into the debate on remote working again, saying young people “just want to sit at home” and lack interaction with “more mature colleagues.”

Lord Sugar was speaking to the BBC while launching the latest series of The Apprentice, and took the chance to advocate for in-office working.

"They've got to get their bums back into the office," Lord Sugar said of young employees.

The 77-year-old tycoon, who founded Amstrad, said a lot of young people "just want to sit at home."

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