Is Thursday the new Monday? Flexible working is in flux

A sign warning of Covid-19 dangers remains in place outside the entryway of a state office building in Jefferson City, MIssouri. Companies around the US are scrambling to figure out how to bring employees back to the office after more than a year of them working remotely. Most are proceeding cautiously, trying to navigate declining Covid-19 infections against a potential backlash by workers who are not ready to return. — AP

NEW YORK: Last year, companies around the US scrambled to figure out how to shut down their offices and set up their employees for remote work as the Covid-19 virus suddenly bore down on the world.

Now, in a mirror image, they are scrambling to figure out how to bring many of those employees back.