More than three quarters of businesses are planning to return employees to their workplaces within the next three months if Government guidelines allow, a new survey by the employer's group Ibec has found.
However, four out of every five respondent companies said they will operate a hybrid model of remote and onsite work to a degree when their offices reopen. "Clarity from Government on the timing of graduated workplace reopening is now key for companies in order to reignite collaboration, culture and confidence in their workforce," said Ibec CEO Danny McCoy. "Government’s roadmap must be aligned with an ongoing review of reopening timelines that reflects the risk reduction that the vaccine programme is delivering. "This means a potential