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75% of bankers are scared to return to their desks as pressure mounts to get back to the office

After maintaining a cautious approach to bringing staff back, investment banks are ramping up the return. An FN poll found many are happier at home

Commuter cross Westminster Bridge in London.
Commuter cross Westminster Bridge in London. Photo: Luke MacGregor/Getty Images

City firms have ramped up efforts to bring thousands of employees back to the office. There’s just one problem — most of their staff don’t want to return.

In a survey of around 120 senior financial services professionals by Financial News, 74% said they did not want to return to the office in September, which is when most investment banks started phasing in staff. Meanwhile, 75% of respondents did not want to go back to the office full-time at all, with most suggesting two or three days back will be the ideal.

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