A senior minister in the UK has said there is a "limit" to working from home as the British government looks to encourage staff back into offices after another commuter-focused business announced job cuts.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps Grant Shapps, conducting a round of interviews from home, was reinforcing the government's message in the run-up to a major media campaign next week in which employees will be encouraged to return to their workplaces amid fears town and city centres are becoming ghost areas as commuters stay away.
It comes as coffee and sandwich chain Pret a Manger announced plans to axe 2,800 roles from its shops, with 30 sites due to be closed, after reporting trade was down around 60% year-on-year because of the