BoE staff to work at least 1 day a week from office from September

FILE PHOTO: Workers emerge from Bank underground station with the Bank of England (L) and Royal Exchange building (R) seen in the City of London financial district, London, Britain, January 25, 2018. Picture taken January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England has asked its staff to work at least one day a week from its offices from September, an official said on Monday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced England was set to end social and economic COVID-19 restrictions from July 19.

Joanna Place, the BoE's chief operating officer, said the central bank was expecting that over time staff would spend three or four days a week on average in their workplaces, and one or two days working from home.