Your boss wants you back in the office despite Covid. Here’s why


Desks at a new Meta office space in the Farley Building in New York, US. Nearly three-quarters of respondents to a recent survey by international workforce consulting firm Korn Ferry said they would return to the office now if mandated to do so, but 27% said they would refuse to go back in, even part-time, or would simply quit. — Bloomberg

Bosses are recommitting to their company offices even as Omicron is extending the remote working trend that has kept many of their workers labouring at home since Covid-19 erupted in early 2020.

In a sign that leaders still put a priority on togetherness, office leasing in Los Angeles County finished the year in positive territory after falling during most of the pandemic.

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